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Ontario to allow transit constables to arrest people using illegal drugs

The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
Ontario to allow transit constables to arrest people using illegal drugs

A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Graeme Roy / The Canadian Press

TORONTO - Ontario is planning to give special constables on some transit systems the power to arrest people using drugs on public transit.

Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says it’s about making people feel safe on their commutes, as interactions with people using illegal drugs in enclosed spaces like buses, streetcars, subways or trains can be frightening and dangerous.

He says the regulatory change will be part of a package of upcoming legislative measures.

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