Ottawa is asking political leaders, law enforcement, and industry stakeholders to convene at a summit next month to address the rising number of auto thefts in Canada’s largest cities.
An acceleration in thefts since 2021 has prompted the Feb. 8 meeting in the nation’s capital in a bid to stem the number of cars being stolen and shipped abroad, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a Jan. 21 press conference in Montreal, where ministers have gathered for Liberal cabinet retreat.
