Conservative Canada: Nova Scotia cops can now taser mentally illl

Jodie Emery: more and more like the US every day.

HALIFAX — Police in Nova Scotia can now use stun guns on people with mental illnesses under new provincial guidelines.

Justice Minister Ross Landry said the new guidelines, which came into effect Thursday, are some of the strongest in Canada and recognize Tasers as useful tools to keep the peace as long as they are deployed safely. De-escalation