The Toronto Police Association extends its support to the @ParkingTPS Enforcement Officer who was assaulted on duty last night when issuing a parking infraction.
During the interaction, the individual receiving the ticket became confrontational and physically assaulted the officer, resulting in minor lacerations. Our officer was treated at the hospital and, thankfully, recovered. The suspect was subsequently charged.
The TPA condemns all acts of violence against public servants performing their lawful duties. Members of the public are reminded that any parking infraction dispute should be addressed in court. Assaulting an officer is never the answer and no infraction is worth receiving a criminal charge.
3 weeks until go time!
This season I’m giving back so much more to you beauts to show you my appreciation for the love & support!
IT STARTS RIGHT NOW!
For the first time I’m coming to Toronto for the home opener!
I’ve got 2 lower bowl tickets and I’m bringing one of you with me
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Leafs vs Habs Oct 8th.
Time to create some positive energy for the buds ahead of the new season!
Draw will be in 1 week! Good luck!
YESSSSSSSSSIR! NOTHER BEEEER
#LeafsForever #leafsnation #mapleleafs @syc_brewing
8 yr old, killed while sleeping.
3 yr old, raped & left for dead while asleep.
46 yr old, executed in front of kids.
11 & 24 yr old, burned alive. Both dead.
54 yr old, shot & nearly killed by a 12 yr old.
@SeanFraserMP you can block me, but you cannot block the truth
Ontarians are fed up and concerned about the acts of violence that seem to be taking place everywhere and anywhere in all of our communities. People deserve to feel safe, yet too often they see headlines about violent offenders already out on bail being charged with new, violent crimes. That shakes public confidence in the justice system.
We need harsher sentencing upon conviction for violent crimes — especially gun crimes — so the punishment is strong enough to act as a deterrent. Bail reform is also needed. Both federal responsibilities.
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects against cruel and unusual punishment, which courts define as treatment or conditions that are grossly disproportionate or inhumane. And here’s where Ontario’s jail crisis comes into focus.
The province’s detention centres are badly overcrowded. As of last year, they were operating at about 113% capacity, with some institutions like Maplehurst and Elgin–Middlesex running at 130% or more. Eighty percent of those behind bars are on remand — awaiting trial, presumed innocent — and many of them are facing non-violent charges. With space eaten up by low-risk inmates, violent and non-violent offenders end up housed together, creating unsafe conditions for everyone. Correctional officers face daily risks, and inmates who should not be exposed to violent offenders are put in harm’s way.
I have been told by several that Justices of the Peace are sometimes reluctant to order detention, knowing the jails are overflowing. That means violent offenders who should be in custody are being released, putting communities at even greater risk.
This is a two-pronged solution. First, the federal government must strengthen bail laws and ensure violent crime convictions carry penalties severe enough to truly deter future offences and punish those who put our communities at risk. Second, the provincial government must recognize — and it has started to — that when people are charged in Ontario under the Criminal Code, if detention is required, it is the province’s responsibility to ensure there is a place to put them. In other words, public safety is a shared responsibility: the feds must make the laws tougher, and the province must provide the capacity to enforce them.
Ontario is building new facilities: a 345-bed jail in Thunder Bay, a 235-bed facility in Eastern Ontario, expansions in Brockville and Quinte, and the reopening of intermittent detention centres in Toronto and London, which will add over 400 new beds. These steps are welcome, but they take time, and Ontarians need safety now.
Until the backlog is cleared and capacity issues are addressed, we may continue to see violent offenders — sometimes already out on bail — being released again. Many experts I’ve spoken with say they are encouraged by the province’s plans to expand capacity. But the bottom line is this: both levels of government must act.
This could very well explain why, when I’ve interviewed both provincial and federal officials, they often point the finger at the other. But this needs to be addressed yesterday. Ontarians have had enough. IMO.
This isn’t a fun ride. It’s organized criminal behavior.
What we’re seeing isn’t a few riders messing around. This is a coordinated group, possibly 50 strong, moving as a gang on illegal off-road vehicles.
They are riding electric motorcycles, gas-powered dirt bikes, and high-speed scooters with no licence plates, no insurance, and no valid licensing. These vehicles are not legal for public roads, yet they are being operated everywhere: on streets, on sidewalks, and through community spaces like Celebration Square in Mississauga.
They weave through traffic, pedestrians, and families with no regard for safety. This is not just dangerous, it is lawless and totally unacceptable.
Jail, not bail.
Seize the bikes. Prosecute the riders.
The Highway Traffic Act needs to be updated. Police need the tools, support, and authority to deal with this.
Enough is enough!
The jury at the Randall McKenzie & Brandi Stewart-Sperry trial handed down their verdict earlier tonight, finding both guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of #OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala. Both sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
Every single Liberal standing behind Mark Carney today voted for 10 years of catch-and-release policies that drove up violent crime 50%.
We can't afford a 4th Liberal term of more crime and chaos in our streets.
Vote for change. Vote for safe streets. Vote Conservative.
At midnight tonight, Canada is finally done with the federal carbon tax, the worst tax ever.
Now, we need to see every cent of savings passed onto hard-working Canadians at the pumps.
I agree with Peter McCallion. I could never understand why Bonnie was so nasty towards Hazel McCallion. I know Hazel was deeply hurt by her actions specifically when Bonnie tried to block the LRT naming in her honor. Hazel once told me her greatest mistake was endorsing Bonnie for Mayor in 2014. Good for Peter in having the courage to come forward and stand up for his late mother’s values. She was the greatest Mayor that Canada has ever seen.
I’m extremely disappointed that President Trump has chosen to walk away from a trading relationship that for decades has made life better for millions of workers on both sides of the border.
I wish we weren’t here. I wish Ontario and Canada were working together with our American friends and allies to make our two countries the richest, most successful, safest, most secure on the planet. Instead, President Trump has chosen to move forward with tariffs that will only hurt America and make Americans poorer. Canada now has no choice but to hit back and hit back hard.
As Premier of Ontario, the federal government has my full support for a strong and forceful response that matches U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar. Canada has so much of what America needs: high-grade nickel and other critical minerals, energy and electricity, uranium, potash, aluminum. We need to maximize our points of leverage and use them to maximum effect. The federal government needs to also pursue every legal route to challenge these unfair, unjustified and illegal tariffs.
The coming days and weeks will be incredibly difficult. Trump’s tariffs will devastate our economy. They’ll put 450,000 jobs at risk across the province. Every sector and region will feel the impact.
With a strong, stable, four-year mandate that outlives and outlasts the Trump administration, I’ll do whatever it takes to protect Ontario, our workers, businesses and communities. I’ll invest tens of billions to retrain workers for new opportunities, retool companies for new customers, reshore supply chains and rebuild roads and highways to create new jobs. I’ll make tough choices to make Ontario’s economy the most competitive place to invest, create jobs and do business.
None of us want to be here, but Canada and Ontario have faced down this kind of challenge before. Each time, we’ve emerged stronger, more united, more determined than ever. Canada and Ontario will once again answer the call.
Together, we’ll meet this moment. We’ll stand united. We’ll stand strong.
Together, we’ll protect Ontario.
To protect Ontario, I’m asking the people for a strong mandate — a strong, stable, four-year mandate that will outlive and outlast the Trump administration. Tune in: https://t.co/57AvWY8wRq