Doug Ford wants to increase parole eligibility for anyone convicted of murdering a police officer
Ford wants parole ineligibility for police killers raised to 30 years and tougher sentences for violent home invasions.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, urging the federal government to increase parole ineligibility for killing a police officer from 25 to 30 years.
- Under current Canadian law, anyone who kills a police officer is automatically charged with first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence with 25 years of parole ineligibility.
- Ford also proposed a new standalone violent home-invasion offence carrying a maximum life sentence, alongside consecutive sentencing for related crimes committed during the same incident.
- Proposed legislative changes include automatic first-degree murder charges for discharging firearms in congregate settings, plus increased parole eligibility to two-thirds of the sentence for youth violence against police.
- Citing recent violent incidents in Belleville, Ont., and an attack on a synagogue, Ford argued these measures are necessary to provide officers the tools to combat dangerous threats.
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Ford urges prime minister to increase parole delay for anyone convicted of murdering police officer
Doug Ford is calling on the prime minister to increase the parole ineligibility period for anyone convicted of murdering a police officer, raising alarms among some legal experts.
Ford calls for more time in jail for violence against police and threats to public safety
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the federal government to increase time spent in jail when it comes to violence against frontline police officers and public safety. In a letter sent to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, Ford says he wants to see parole eligibility increased for anyone convicted of killing a police […]
Ford wants to delay parole for murdering a police officer
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the federal government to introduce tougher criminal penalties for people convicted of violent offences against police officers, including increasing the period of parole ineligibility for those convicted of killing a police officer from 25 to 30 years. In a letter sent Monday to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ford outlined a series of proposed ... The post Ford wants to delay parole eligibility for anyone c…
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