Ontario Solicitor General

• Solicitor general says Ontario policing law should be enacted ‘as soon as possible’

  Ontario's solicitor general says he is trying to get consultations on a four-year old policing law that hasn't been enacted done "as soon as possible" so it can be put into force.

  Politics

  Apr 3, 2023
  
• Ontario opposition calls for more transparency after Ford staffer fired over protest donation

  The solicitor-general's now former director of communications, Marion Isabeau-Ringuette, reportedly donated $100 to the online fundraising platform on Feb. 5.

  Politics

  Feb 16, 2022
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Toronto East Detention Centre

  As of Thursday, 34 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in connection with the outbreak.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2021
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• Delayed inquest into Ottawa jail inmate’s death set for Aug. 11

  Ontario's solicitor general announced Friday that a delayed inquest into the death of an inmate at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre will go ahead on Aug. 11.

  Crime

  Jul 16, 2021
• Ontario to spend $8M to staff OPP mental health call program

  Ontario will spend $8.4 million over three years on a provincial police program that aims to improve responses to mental health-related calls.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2021
• Coronavirus outbreak declared at Ottawa jail; 76 new COVID-19 cases locally

  One inmate at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the local public health unit.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2020
• OPP conducts campaign to get drivers to slow down, move over for emergency vehicles, tow trucks

  The OPP says officers are concerned by the number of drivers who ignore the law requiring people to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles with their emergency lights activated. 

  Traffic

  Aug 2, 2019
• Family members of Barton Street jail inmates call Kijiji ads mocking memorial crosses ‘hurtful’

  "It goes beyond ignorance. It's so disrespectful to the families," said Amy McKechnie, whose brother Ryan died from an overdose at the jail in 2017.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2019
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• Ontario’s solicitor questioned about EMDC in wake of damning letter from human rights commissioner

  The solicitor general was in St. Thomas to announce mental health funding but wound up taking questions about the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.

  Crime

  May 24, 2019