When the legislation package, known as Bill 175 or the Safer Ontario Act, was unveiled late last year it was hailed as historic and overdue. Also known as the Safer Ontario Act, the omnibus legislation passed in March and created new laws and regulations around policing and its governance and oversight. What’s the status of Bill 175 — is it all on hold? Much of the pushback against Bill 175 has centred on defining the core duties of police officers in law. Carding — the practice of stopping, questioning and documenting someone not suspected of a crime — is not part of Bill 175.

Source: thestar August 19, 2018 23:03 UTC