Ontario gives transit officers arrest powers, a test case for public safety
They have linked the rise of open drug use to violence on transit, with Mr. Ford repeatedly stating in press conferences that “transit riders have had enough.”Open this photo in gallery:Cst. Over the last few years, police in cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary have logged surging rates of violent occurrences on transit, leading to an escalated presence of uniformed officers on transit systems.Open this photo in gallery:Cst.
- ▪They have linked the rise of open drug use to violence on transit, with Mr.
- ▪Ford repeatedly stating in press conferences that “transit riders have had enough.”Open this photo in gallery:Cst.
- ▪Over the last few years, police in cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary have logged surging rates of violent occurrences on transit, leading to an escalated presence of uniformed officers on transit systems.Open th
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Open this photo in gallery:Sgt. Laki Avgerinos and Cst. Sunny Kainth of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police patrol the SkyTrain platform at Metrotown station in Burnaby, B.C., on May 11.Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountAs concerns about public safety have risen across the country, the Ontario government is granting special constables the rare authority to arrest people for the possession and use of illegal drugs on transit systems.The move will be the first practical test of such powers for transit administrators in Canada, experts say.
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