Ontario to name high-risk offenders on new website launching next year

Ontario Provincial Police are set to launch a website next year that will name high-risk offenders, the solicitor general said Monday as he introduced his annual omnibus justice bill. The legislation will allow the OPP commissioner to publish information on offenders whenever a police chief in the province issues a community notification. Solicitor General Michael Kerzner and Attorney General Doug Downey said the province wants to align with the federal and Alberta governments and the move will “keep Ontario safe,” but they didn’t explain further. Local police chiefs can and do issue notices t…