Sewell: Tasers for cops on the beat?

Police Services Board meeting slated to hear Bill Blair’s pitch in favour, public invited Feb. 21

By  John Sewell –

At its next meeting on Thursday February 21, the Toronto Police Services Board will consider a report from the Chief of Police containing a recommendation that the Board write to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to amend the regulations to allow for the expansion of TASERS to front-line police officers.

The report will be item 5C on the agenda to be posted on the Board’s web site. Go to www.tpsb.ca and click on Agenda.

(The Feb 21 agenda was not posted by Wednesday afternoon.)

The meeting is at 1:30 PM in Committee Room 2, second floor, Toronto Ci