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Brian Saunderson

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Simcoe—Grey
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Suite 28 180 Parsons Rd. Alliston, ON L9R 1E8
  • tel: 705-435-4087
  • fax: 705-435-1051
  • Brian.Saunderson@pc.ola.org

  • Government Page

Thank you to the member opposite for her comments. I’m happy to see that she supports the initiative for recruiting more police.

My question to the member opposite goes to the training. During the justice policy hearings on Bill 102, we heard from a number of police associations and police chiefs that the average age for recruitment in Ontario is 29; in the city of Toronto, it’s around 26. What they talked about was the fact that imposing a university or a post-secondary degree puts financial barriers in front of a number of applicants for a number of reasons. They want to make sure that they’re recruiting from all aspects of our society so that the police force reflects the communities they’re serving. My question to the member opposite is: Does she support removing—well, it’s not in place, but the removal of the post-secondary degree to make sure we have recruits from all segments of the population?

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