Scoop from Jennifer Pagliaro and me: Police have arrested and charged a man they believe is responsible for the sexual assaults of three children and who has eluded capture for more than 30 years Toronto Star
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NEW: The mass murder of three generations of a Muslim family in a 2021 truck attack was an act of terrorism, an Ontario judge has ruled, as she began delivering her sentencing decision to a full courtroom in the city forever changed by the killings. thestar.com/news/canada/lo…

SCOOP: One of the girls charged in the swarming death of Kenneth Lee has been re-arrested and charged with allegedly assaulting a 52-yo man at Wilson Station last night. She is still in custody after appearing in court this morning thestar.com/news/crime/gir…

FYI here is the vote on Chow-approved motion to give the police the $12.6M additional funding they requested. Bravo, Fletcher, Malik, Matlow and Perks against

Interesting, but note the wording which reveals this is just a request. Council can't make the police service do this.

Later in this meeting, Councillor Amber Morley will introduce this motion, designed to create more transparency and accountability around police spending. It’ll ask the cops for a “multi-year staffing plan.”

Councillor Amber Morley moves to provide the police board budget request — an extra $12.6 million.

One thing to note here: council can set the police budget, but because of the rule that city hall can’t direct the police, council can’t direct money within the budget. So they can’t say “This money must go to recruitment” or traffic enforcement or whatever.

Disappointment with Olivia Chow’s change of heart on police funding from progressive activist group formerly headed by Chow’s current chief of staff

For what it's worth, here's our analysis of the police budget. The debate that spawned a sustained social media and door-to-door campaign from the service and the union representing officers came down to $12.6M, which is 1% of the police's overall budget thestar.com/news/gta/fewer…

Mayor Olivia Chow confirms our scoop that she is supporting a council motion to give Toronto police its full funding increase request for 2024, after intense lobbying by Chief Myron Demkiw and others

In a debate about noise bylaws, staff say they can revoke the business licence of any auto shop that improperly modifies a muffler, which is a 'huge risk for that business.' This is the same city that presumably granted a business licence to 'Noyzboyz Performance Exhaust.'

Don't know who to believe about the Toronto police budget? The mighty Jennifer Pagliaro and Ed Tubb have your back with a breakdown of the debate, the myths and the facts behind cop spending in this city. thestar.com/news/gta/fewer…

I do regret coming on here again, but since #topoli seems to still exist, an explainer of the current fight over the police budget thestar.com/news/gta/fewer…

NEW: After being asked multiple times whether he is against hormone blockers for youth under 18 years of age, Pierre Poilievre says 'yes' and 'I think we should protect children.' #cdnpoli

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