Stiffer penalties for trespassing, public drug use in Ontario bill aimed at ending encampments

Premier Doug Ford's government is introducing new legislation that it says will give municipalities and police services legal powers and tools to dismantle homeless encampments and crack down on public drug use with fines or jail time.

Stiffer penalties for trespassing, public drug use in Ontario bill aimed at ending encampments
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Premier Doug Ford's government is introducing new legislation that it says will give municipalities and police services legal powers and tools to dismantle homeless encampments and crack down on public drug use with fines or jail time.