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The Canadian Press\u00a0 The federal Liberals are trying to crack down on a scourge of auto thefts across the country, even as the government is struggling to keep its own vehicles away from thieves, new data show. Documents tabled in the House of Commons on Monday show 48 government vehicles from 14 departments and agencies were stolen between January 2016 and February of this year. Ministers are not immune, either. The official vehicle of the minister of justice was stolen three times in as many years between 2021 and 2023. Ontario is the province where the largest proportion of vehicles were nabbed, including 10 in Ottawa, where most of the federal government is based, and two in the Toronto area. Vehicles were also reported stolen in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,… <\/p>\n

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The Canadian Press\u00a0 The federal Liberals are trying to crack down on a scourge of auto thefts across the country, even as the government is struggling to keep its own vehicles away from thieves, new data show. Documents tabled in the House of Commons on Monday show 48 government vehicles from 14 departments and agencies were stolen between January 2016 and February of this year. Ministers are not immune, either. The official vehicle of the minister of justice was stolen three times in as many years between 2021 and 2023. Ontario is the province where the largest proportion of vehicles were nabbed, including 10 in Ottawa, where most of the federal government is based, and two in the Toronto area. Vehicles were also reported stolen in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,... <\/p>\n

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