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Special constables getting power to arrest for drug use on transit, Ontario solicitor general says

May 4, 2026

The Ontario government says as part of a crackdown on illegal drug use in public spaces it will allow special constables to make arrests on transit, a proposal advocates warn risks victimizing the province’s most vulnerable people.



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