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Concerns Remain Over Ontario Decision to Remove Post-Secondary Requirement for Police Cadets

The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government to remove the requirement of a university degree to become a police officer is being met with skepticism by those who say a degree makes for better officers. The stated reason for the change was to get more officers on the streets to address an increase in…


Feds Announce Environmental Impact Study of Ford Government Plan to Build Housing Near Urban Park

Ontario’s plans to build housing could be disrupted if a newly announced federal study finds the development could pose a risk to a nearby national park. The federal government announced it would use the Impact Assessment Agency to conduct a new environmental study on the impact of housing developments that Ontario’s provincial government intends to…