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‘Open for discussion’: Ford government reviewing DUI downgrade policy

Ontario’s Attorney General is revisiting a pandemic policy that allowed Crown prosecutors to downgrade thousands of drunk driving charges as the province grappled with a massive backlog of cases in the criminal justice system. Global News revealed that the Ford government issued a directive to Crown prosecutors during the pandemic …

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Police chiefs ‘in discussion’ with Ford government over impaired driving downgrades

Ontario’s police chiefs are “in discussions” with the Ford government over a pandemic-era policy that gives suspected drunk drivers the ability to downgrade their charges and avoid a criminal record. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario’s attorney general issued a new directive to crown prosecutors to offer plea bargains in non-serious …

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Zoning dominates discussion on second day of Calgary’s housing strategy hearing – Calgary

Calgarians continued to spill into city hall Friday to share their thoughts on the city’s proposed strategy to address housing affordability, but one recommendation in the plan garnered more attention than others. It’s the second straight day of public feedback at an extended city committee meeting all focused on ‘Home …

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Officials bury rising costs of Ontario Line, cite concern about ‘further public discussion’

As work begins to build the Ford government’s signature Ontario Line through Toronto, government officials appear to be burying the escalating cost of the subway project to avoid a public debate about the money. Government documents obtained by Global News show that information about the project’s rising costs was labelled …

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Winnipeggers should temper expectations ahead of Wednesday’s budget discussion, says committee chair – Winnipeg

After a year still impacted by COVID-19 and snowfall that scooped millions from the city’s coffers, the chair of the city’s finance committee said Winnipeggers shouldn’t get their hopes up too high ahead of Wednesday’s proposed city budget. “It’d be nice to deliver a whole basket of a lot of …

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