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- A justice of the peace in Ontario is a judicial officer appointed pursuant to the Justices of the Peace Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. J.4.
www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/jpaac/role/
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Jul 16, 2020 · Torstar spoke with four social justice experts to discuss how defunding the police could look in Ontario and what people need to know about the movement. What does ‘defunding the police’ actually mean?
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Dec 10, 2020 · It’s a phrase that has become a rallying cry for some, a force for fear to others. But what does “defund the police” actually mean?
Dec 10, 2020 · But what exactly should the phrase mean? Is it about taking work away from police, and redirecting the money elsewhere? Or could the project be more simple: abolition?
Jun 15, 2022 · People of colour were 1.2 to 1.6 times more likely to face violence when interacting with Toronto police in 2020, and Black residents were more likely to have a police officer point a firearm...
Police officers' entrenchment in the justice system compounds the problem of accountability, Swadron said, so it's extremely tough for that very system to judge them properly.
There are over 325 justices of the peace in Ontario that are assigned to and perform judicial responsibilities. Both provincial court judges and justices of the peace compose the Ontario Court of Justice, one of Ontario’s two trial courts.
