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17 minutes ago
- CTV News
Trump's moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here's what the law says
National Guard troops and the U.S. Capitol Police keep watch as heightened security remains in effect around the Capitol grounds in Washington, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C. on Monday, saying it's needed to fight crime even as city leaders pointed to data showing violence is down. He took command of the police department and deployed the National Guard under laws and Constitutional powers that give the federal government more sway over the nation's capital than other cities. Its historically majority Black population wasn't electing its own city council and mayor until 1973, when Republican President Richard Nixon signed the Home Rule Act. The measure still left significant power to the president and Congress, though no president has exercised the police powers before. He activated the National Guard The Constitution calls for the creation of the District of Columbia to serve as the federal seat of power under the jurisdiction of Congress rather than any state. While the Home Rule Act allowed for greater local control, the president can still call up the National Guard in Washington. His administration did it during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, when members were later faulted for flying a helicopter too low over a crowd. The Guard was called out again during Trump's first term on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters overran the Capitol. Trump's second-term moves in Washington come as the legal battle continues over his deployment of the National Guard in another Democratic-led city, Los Angeles, despite the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom. His authority is less clear there, but an appeals court has so far refused to intervene. A lower-court judge was starting a trial Monday to determine whether the deployment violated another federal law. He took over the police Section 740 of the Home Rule Act allows for the president to take over Washington's Metropolitan Police Department for 48 hours, with possible extensions to 30 days, during times of emergencies. No president has done so before, said Monica Hopkins, executive director of the ACLU of Washington. Trump cited a number of recent high-profile incidents, including the killing of a 21-year-old congressional intern and the beating of a DOGE staffer during an attempted carjacking. 'This is liberation day in D.C. and we're going to take our Capitol back,' the president said. The Democratic mayor of D.C., Muriel Bowser, called the takeover 'unprecedented.' She said that violent crime overall in Washington has decreased to a 30-year low, after a rise in 2023. Carjackings, for example, dropped about 50 per cent in 2024, and are down again this year. More than half of those arrested, however, are juveniles, and the extent of those punishments is a point of contention for the Trump administration. He didn't specify how long it would last It wasn't immediately clear how long the takeover might last or exactly what it might mean. It could also face challenges in court. Congress still has power over things like the budget and laws passed by the city council, but would have to repeal the Home Rule Act to expand federal power in the district. It's something a few Republican lawmakers have pushed to do, but such an overhaul would almost certainly run into steep resistance from most Democrats, making it difficult to achieve. The law is specific to D.C., and doesn't affect other communities around the U.S. referred to as having their own 'home rule' powers in relationship to their state governments. Hopkins said Trump's moves in Washington could foreshadow similar tactics in other cities. 'That should alarm everyone,' she said, 'not just in Washington.' Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press
CTV News
17 minutes ago
- CTV News
Tensions high as community weighs in on supportive housing project in Sarnia
Overflow crowds, high emotion, swearing, and verbal attacks. That was the scene Monday as a special meeting of Sarnia City Council briefly devolved into a loss of public decorum. The meeting was supposed to be an opportunity for the public to weigh in on a proposed supportive housing project for the city. 'I would bet you dollars to doughnuts that if this project were put into their neighbourhood, they would be against it,' commented city Coun. Bill Dennis. While attending the meeting virtually, Dennis used his opportunity for questions to call out speakers who do not live in the neighbourhood where the project is being proposed. 'It's very hypocritical, and it's not right,' he said, with some members of the public sitting in the council chamber and the overflow in the lobby applauding with approval. SARNIA COUNCIL MEETING - LONDON Former Sarnia Coun. Nathan Colquhoun addresses special Sarnia City Council Meeting on Aug. 11, 2025. (Source: YouTube/city of Sarnia) The meeting further took a turn when former city Coun. Nathan Colquhoun shot back at those opposing the development, including Dennis himself. 'And to you Bill, you don't live in this neighbourhood either, so you can (expletive) off,' he said in the public meeting. When speaking later to CTV News, he was unapologetic. 'Basically, to shame anyone that is in that building that is trying to stop the city from building houses for people that need it. I think it's pathetic, it's gross,' he said. Lambton County has donated land at 333 George St. for a supportive housing development. SARNIA COUNCIL MEETING - LONDON Signage on George Street, Sarnia, on Aug. 11, 2025. (Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London) Non-profit community housing provider Indwell is proposing a building with 50 deeply affordable apartments with wrap-around supports. Indwell CEO Jeff Neven addressed the special council meeting virtually. 'We have homelessness, we have chronic homelessness, we have encampments, and we need a solution, and we want it. We believe that you are the best to help us deal with that,' said Neven. The project has divided the community. Supporter Jennie Das, who spoke at the meeting, credits Indwell for helping her daughter in Hamilton get back on her feet when struggling with mental health. 'Through Indwell, she was able to rebuild her life, complete her studies, and is now successfully working at a wonderful job,' said Das. SARNIA COUNCIL MEETING - LONDON Overflow crowd in Sarnia City Hall lobby on Aug. 11, 2025. (Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London) Some residents of the George Street neighbourhood have undertaken a campaign, complete with lawn signs, saying they're already doing their part when it comes to homelessness. Some point to an existing homeless shelter nearby, including speaker Chris Beausoliel. 'Because these are people that are trying to recover from drug addiction, they're trying to recover from mental health issues, they're trying to get their lives straight after being involved in incarceration. And sometimes trying doesn't work, so the behaviours still persist,' he said. According to Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley, the city has not yet received a formal planning application for the Indwell project.
CBC
18 minutes ago
- CBC
Councillor, business leader say collaboration needed to help Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
There have been numerous proposals on how to help people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside — long considered Canada's poorest postal code. Landon Hoyt, the executive director of the Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association, said there should be a move to empower people in the neighbourhood by creating jobs and dignified housing. Coun. Sean Orr agreed that collaboration is key and said challenges have been brought on by decades of neoliberalism and austerity.
