Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act
| Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025 | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
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| Citation | S.O. 2025, c. 6 |
| Assented to | 2025-06-05 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | Bill 10 |
| Introduced by | Doug Downey MPP, Attorney General |
| First reading | 2025-04-17 |
| Second reading | 2025-04-29 - 2025-06-04 |
| Third reading | 2025-06-04 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025 (French: Loi de 2024 visant à accroître la sécurité dans les rues et à renforcer les collectivités) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It is sponsored by Doug Downey.
Provisions
[edit]The act allows the Attorney General to set unlimited criteria for judicial appointees.[1] Under the legislation, the Solicitor General can select groups of special constables who would be allowed to use firearms.[2] The legislation mandates addiction treatment for people in the correctional system across jail, probation or parole.[3] The act gives more powers to police to investigate human trafficking in hotels and short-term rentals.[4] The act amends regulations relating to the sex offender registry so that child sex traffickers are included in the database.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Spratt, Michael (May 30, 2025). "Doug Ford's Trumpian obsession with judicial control should scare us all". Canadian Lawyer. KM Business Information Canada Ltd. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ Callan, Isaac; D'Mello, Colin (May 24, 2025). "Ford government considers arming more special constables but won't say who will get guns". Global News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Casey, Liam; Jones, Allison (May 1, 2025). "Ontario to examine involuntary addiction treatment for people in jail, on parole, probation". CBC News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "Ontario Introduces New Measures to Protect Victims of Crime, Families, and Communities". GTA Weekly. May 13, 2025. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ Duggal, Sneh; Hauen, Jack (May 2, 2025). "Ontario proposes suite of 'tough on crime' changes to justice system". Sudbury.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.