Police record checks under scrutiny in Ontario

Yet another tactic to maintain authority while doing nothing to protect the public.

Fully backed and authorized by that champion of human rights, the Ontario Liberal govt.

Now ask yourself why these same people are so bound and determined to keep the majority of Canadians disarmed?

Fully backed and authorized by that champion of human rights, the Ontario Liberal govt.

While I'm not a fan of really any current government, I doubt they have the authority to influence what RCMP decide to put on someone's 'record', and what they report on a record check. Only the Commissioner can do that.

If it's not a conviction in court, I don't think it should be released on a record check. Too many companies will do records and credit checks on people just for the hell of it, and that leads to many bad outcomes.

Has zero to do with the liberal party.

Now ask yourself why these same people are so bound and determined to keep the majority of Canadians disarmed?

I ask myself too why they are willing to lie to do that. Good thing this new legislation will reign in their ability to retroactively deem firearms as 'restricted' or 'prohibited'.

Indeed! Pauline Mariois was seen recently driving a nice new Ferrari, that communist dog!

The current privacy commissioner was hired as such in the Mike Harris Era. Those conservatives...

this has probably been the policy forever, doubt the current govt brought it in. Sounds like if anything, the Liberals will be the good guys here, eliminating a practice followed by all those scummy Conservative govts. It's probably all Bill Davis' fault.

I've always thought this was wrong, holding police contact against somebody. Another thing that's wrong with profiling. When you report a crime, they take your address and birthdate. Is this listed as police contact as well, and could be held against you in a records search? I've always passed those no problem, but always wondered about that.

My old roommate was a cop for York Region and explained that in CPIC, the computer system they used(not sure if they still do) every single police interaction you have had, bad good or indifferent is available. I know for example that a youth record, even one that is supposedly "erased" from the JDA or YOA era still shows on CPIC even though no one is supposed to access it.

I don't think employers have the same kind of access though.

Employers get a 'red flag' or 'green flag' back indicating a record exists or doesn't. They don't know what's in the record, but for many employers a 'red flag' means do not hire. It doesn't matter if the person is a convicted child molester or removed the tags from their mattress.

Employers get a 'red flag' or 'green flag' back indicating a record exists or doesn't. They don't know what's in the record, but for many employers a 'red flag' means do not hire. It doesn't matter if the person is a convicted child molester or removed the tags from their mattress.

That's a handy way to retaliate against political enemies or activists the government deems to be inconvenient.

Not unlike the IRS doing relentless audits against Tea Party and conservative activists.

Employers get a 'red flag' or 'green flag' back indicating a record exists or doesn't. They don't know what's in the record, but for many employers a 'red flag' means do not hire. It doesn't matter if the person is a convicted child molester or removed the tags from their mattress.

That's a handy way to retaliate against political enemies or activists the government deems to be inconvenient.

Not unlike the IRS doing relentless audits against Tea Party and conservative activists.

You mean like Harper has been doing to charities that criticized his government?

Or the law society that criticized his spat with the lead Justice for the Supreme Court?

He's so transparent. So are the RCMP.

No offense, but where too many Canadians think it is obligatory to submit to whatever the hell they're told to submit to then it's no surprise that everyone who controls that kind of power abuses it.