Ontario Premier Doug Ford is considering publicizing the sex offender registry following a controversial decision by the Supreme Court of Canada.
The court ruled that one year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography violate the Charter of Rights.
A government proposal will be put together marking possible changes to the system, and consultations by law enforcement and experts will start
Ford said if the ruling is struck down by the courts as unconstitutional, he would use the notwithstanding clause to save it.
“Sure, we’re probably going to get shot down from the courts again, but I’ll use every single tool to make sure we protect the victims over the sex offenders,” he said.
Ontario’s sex offender registry is titled Christopher’s Law, named for 11 year old Christopher Stephenson, who was killed in 1988 by a convicted sex offender.
