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Ontario government calls on feds to legalize pepper spray for self-defence

Ontario is calling on the federal government to legally allow people to carry and use pepper spray for self-defence.

Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey made the request in a letter to his federal counterpart, federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, in a letter on Saturday.

By legalizing the use of pepper spray for self-defence, Downey wrote that it would give “vulnerable, law-abiding citizens a practical, immediate tool to defend themselves.”

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