Premier Doug Ford is considering making portions of the province’s sex offender registry public following a controversial Supreme Court of Canada ruling on child pornography sentencing.
Ford indicated Monday that if legislation to expand public access is challenged in court, he would not hesitate to use the notwithstanding clause to protect the measures.
The government has launched consultations with law enforcement and legal experts to determine what changes might be implemented, whether legislative, regulatory, or operational.
Ford emphasized the goal is to provide families and communities with critical information to stay safe.
Ontario’s sex offender registry, officially known as Christopher’s Law, was named after 11-year-old Christopher Stephenson, who was killed by a convicted sex offender in 1988.