Opposition leaders said the premier needs to take a stronger line against the protests. ...
Category: Law and Safety
As Ontario prepares to reopen, outbreaks and lockdowns rage on in provincial prisons
Mike Schreiner said the government should release inmates again. ...
Doug Ford said Ontario police budgets are ‘always being chopped.’ The opposite is true
Law enforcement spending has increased across the province despite calls to defund the police. ...
MPPs vote to use rare ‘Speaker’s warrant’ to compel Laurentian University to hand over documents
"This house will assert its rights now and forever," said Government House Leader Paul Calandra. ...
Officials dodge questions over Kemptville prison at bitter town hall
Residents scolded MPP Steve Clark for failing to answer any questions. ...
‘No mercy’: Doug Ford puts up $75 million for police to fight gun and gang ‘thugs’
Andrea Horwath said more focus should be put on root causes of violence. ...
Brad Blair’s lawyer argues defamation suit against Doug Ford raises ‘fundamental question’ of access to justice
The sides argued over whether the case was more like "David vs. Goliath" or "Ali vs. Norton." ...
Ford government acted constitutionally when it slashed Toronto council seats mid-election, Supreme Court rules in split decision
The Ford government had the right to drastically cut the number of wards in the middle of Toronto's election, the majority ruled. ...
Mandatory vaccinations for health, education workers not likely to violate charter, experts say
Nobody can force you to take the COVID-19 vaccine — but refusing may come with consequences, lawyers said. ...
All Ontario correctional facilities continue to lock down due to understaffing: union
OPSEU says the pandemic has worsened an already strained situation. ...