Mayor Olivia Chow's Toronto

[picard102]

That's just idiotic. You would have officers living on the same street, some losing their jobs by a few meters. And others keep their jobs because they live in Toronto.

I forgot that the police were the only jobs we're not allowed to make any changes to ever.

 

[narduch]

I forgot that the police were the only jobs we're not allowed to make any changes to ever.

No matter how corrupt they are either

 

[Northern Light]

That's just idiotic. You would have officers living on the same street, some losing their jobs by a few meters. And others keep their jobs because they live in Toronto.

Irrespective of the merits or legalities of the idea, there would not a be a mass firing officerst if a residency requirement came in.

Where this has been done, it has generally been applied to new hires first.........

Then, it becomes an incentive structure, ie. extra money for being locally resident, where you might red line pay for non-resident officers.

Then, you move towards compulsory, with exceptions based on criteria. (hardship of move, extraordinary merit to the department, retiring within 5 years etc.)

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That said, in genera, it seems unlikely compulsory residence would pass a Charter challenge. Mobility rights are not subject to the Notwithstanding Clause.

It would likely require a S.1 {Reasonable Limits) justification. The evidentiary burden would be high.