CEAPC involvement in the reform of Ontario’s police complaints system
| 2005 |
Participation in consultations held by Justice Patrick LeSage |
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| 2006 |
Developed detailed analysis and summary analysis of Bill 103: An Act to establish an Independent Police Review Director and create a new public complaints process by amending the Police Services Act |
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| 2007 |
Presented Bill 103 Analysis to the Justice Policy Committee of the Government of Ontario |
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| 2007 |
Conducted provincial community consultations on role of the Independent Police Review Director (IPRD) put forward by Bill 103 and submitted a Consultation Report to the Attorney General of Ontario |
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| 2008 |
Hosted the Bill 103 Summit in Toronto from September 24-26, 2008 for people from across Ontario to come together to share dialogue on Ontario’s new police complaints system. Submitted the Bill 103 Summit Report to the Independent Police Review Director and the Attorney General of Ontario |
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| 2009 |
Participated in consultations held by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director and prepared submission
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Hosted three pillar Roundtable with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director
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Report to the Attorney General of Ontario and to the Independent Police Review Director of Ontario on the further development of Ontario’s police complaints system and its Proposed Rules of Procedure (posted May 29, 2009) submitted |
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Issued a media statement regarding the launch of Ontario's new police complaints system. |
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Reports about Ontario’s police complaints system
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