Juno News - August 29, 2025


Can Doug Ford intervene in home defender prosecutions？


Episode Stats

Length

2 minutes

Words per Minute

143.15453

Word Count

298

Sentence Count

15


Summary

In this episode, Ezra Levant is joined by Ezra Levan from Rebel News to talk about the Crown Prosecution Service in Ontario and why they should not be going after homeowners who defend their homes. The Crown Prosecutions Service has been directed policy-wise by the Attorney General of Ontario, Doug Downey.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Thanks for having me here, Ezra Levan from Rebel News.
00:00:03.340 For years before marijuana was decriminalized, it was the position of police and prosecution
00:00:10.780 not to charge anyone with small amounts in possession, so they didn't wait for the parliament.
00:00:17.060 I see that Mark Carney's favorite premier, Doug Ford, has said he's for the Castle Lock,
00:00:22.820 and other provinces like Alberta have said that too.
00:00:25.500 Will you call on Doug Ford not to wait for Carney to reconvene parliament,
00:00:32.340 but rather to issue a statement that there will be no more prosecutions of homeowners who defend their homes
00:00:39.460 just as a matter of policy, because right now his prosecutors are going after Jeremy McDonald,
00:00:46.600 whose home was invaded in Lindsay, Ontario.
00:00:50.740 And those are provincial prosecutors who are doing that?
00:00:53.500 Well, I think that's a great idea.
00:00:57.380 I don't know the legal powers that a premier has to direct the prosecution service,
00:01:02.100 so I would not comment on it, but I would hope prosecutors would stop going after law-abiding people
00:01:10.540 who are defending their property.
00:01:12.900 We need prosecutors to go after criminals.
00:01:15.460 Now, as for their ability to do that, I've never been a Crown prosecutor, so I don't know.
00:01:23.780 We have a Crown prosecutor here, Larry Brock, so maybe he can jump in on this.
00:01:29.880 Thank you, Leader.
00:01:31.700 Although Crown prosecutors in every province, particularly in Ontario, maintain independence,
00:01:38.280 as long as they can justify that independence, they are still directed policy-wise by the Attorney General.
00:01:46.840 In this case, the Attorney General of Ontario being Doug Downey.
00:01:50.660 To answer your question, Mr. Levant, Mr. Downey has that ability to perhaps direct Crowns
00:01:57.480 in light of what we are doing at a federal level to reflect upon the change in legislation we hope is about to come.