Poilievre pushing for ‘reasonable’ self-defence definition in Criminal Code

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By David Baxter The Canadian Press

Posted August 29, 2025 1:02 pm

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'Poilievre proposes Criminal Code amendment to legalize use of force in home invasions'

2:20 Poilievre proposes Criminal Code amendment to legalize use of force in home invasions

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed a new bill that would allow families under threat the “use of force” to protect themselves in home invasion situations. The Conservative leader outlined the “conditions” of the suggested legislation, saying, “If someone enters your home illegally and uninvited, and you reasonably believe they are a threat to your family… all of the force you use against that person is reasonable and legal.”

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants the government to amend the Criminal Code to say that the use of force is presumed to be reasonable to defend your home if someone breaks into it.

He says if the government doesn’t do this, his party will introduce a private member’s bill aimed at making the change this fall during a press conference in Brampton, Ont..

This comes after a 44-year-old Lindsay, Ont. man was charged with assault in an altercation after a man with a crossbow allegedly broke into his apartment.

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The alleged intruder, a 41-year-old man also from Lindsay, was airlifted to hospital in Toronto with life-threatening injuries.

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The chief of the Kawartha Lakes Police Service has defended the assault charge against the victim of the alleged break-in, saying defensive action must be proportionate to the threat faced.

The Criminal Code says that someone is allowed to protect themselves in a break-in as long as force used is “reasonable in the circumstances.”

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