Overview

• Pierre Poilievre is preparing a Stand On Guard private member’s bill to presume force reasonable when used against an unlawful home intruder believed to threaten occupants.
• The Durham Regional Police Association rebuked Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s claim that Canada “isn’t the Wild West,” accusing the government of failing to make communities safer.
• York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween urged residents to comply rather than take justice into their own hands, saying police will follow whatever laws Parliament sets and calling for bail reform.
• The push follows charges against Jerremy McDonald in Lindsay, Ontario, after an alleged 3 a.m. struggle with an intruder armed with a crossbow that left the suspect critically injured.
• A Globe and Mail analysis argues the proposal goes beyond many U.S. castle‑doctrine laws and cites a 2012 NBER study showing no deterrence for burglary or robbery and an estimated 8% rise in homicides.