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Christine Hogarth

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Etobicoke—Lakeshore
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Unit 21 195 Norseman St. Etobicoke, ON M8Z 0E9 Christine.Hogarthco@pc.ola.org
  • tel: 416-259-2249
  • fax: t 21 195 Nor
  • Christine.Hogarth@pc.ola.org

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Frankly, I’m actually quite surprised, as a member of the justice policy committee, where the member opposite also sits, that you missed it. We talked about training; we’re talking about education. The proposed approach maintains the existing requirements to become a police officer, which are completion of secondary school or its equivalent. Nothing is changing. The member opposite keeps going on and on: “We’re going to have less training.” It’s the same now. We applauded the police officer from the van attack on Danforth. You applauded him. That person, when they applied for the job, did not need a post-secondary degree.

Stacey, whoever you are, thank you for calling in to your councillor. I’m sorry your MPP did not share that information with you, but there are no changes to the education requirement. It is the same across Canada.

What I also want to mention is that when you mention the—through you, Speaker, when they mention the Mass Casualty Commission, we heard during that committee that there is going to be more training once you become a police officer. So to the member opposite: Voting no is voting against public safety. Will you support this bill?

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