Special constables to be given powers to arrest drug users on GO Transit

Ford government to give more powers to transit constables to crack down on drug users

Proposal won’t help addiction issues, critics say

Special constables to be given powers to arrest drug users on GO Transit

Some advocates worry the new law, proposed by the Ford government, could lead to profiling and unnecessary arrests of Toronto’s homeless population

Op-Ed: Expanding Arrest Powers Won’t Make Transit Safer

Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, writes about Ontario’s plan to expand the powers of transit special constables under the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act. In this Law360 Canada opinion piece, she examines the civil liberties, public health and Charter concerns raised by granting transit enforcement officers broader powers of arrest, detention and property se…