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Ontario’s attorney general calls on federal government to look at legalizing pepper spray

March 15, 2026

Ontario’s attorney general is calling on the federal government to consider legalizing the carrying and use of pepper spray for self defence and instituting mandatory DNA collection upon arrest for sexual offences.

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