The federal government will provide the Province of Ontario with $11 million in funding to prevent gun and gang violence over the next two years as part of a previously announced initiative.
The feds first committed to spending $327.6 million on anti-gang initiatives back in November, 2017 and at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair confirmed that $65 million of that funding will be going to the Province of Ontario, with $11 million of that set to be conveyed over the next two years.
“I don’t think there is any greater responsibility for any order of government than the safety of our communities and the safety of our kids,” Blair, a former Toronto police chief, said during Tuesday’s news conference. “That is why we are making significant investments in partnership with the provinces and territories, working with municipalities and working with law enforcement and community organizations across the country. We are examining any measure which we believe would be effective.
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