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Protests fuel increase in use of special Ontario police units: Report

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67% Informative

International conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic and other large-scale public events led to a 184 per cent increase in the deployment of public order unit police units between 2018 and 2022 .

Ontario ’s first inspector general of policing examined the state of the public order police units specialized teams that manage crowds during major events.

There are 11 police forces in Ontario with public order units, including London and Windsor .

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80

Informative language

86

Neutral language

74

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

68

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

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short-lived

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