Harsher penalties, new anti-theft standards, boosts to CBSA all on the table as federal parties debate how to address surge in stolen vehicles

The government says it will ban devices used to break into keyless entry cars, while the Conservatives have introduced a private member's bill to increase minimum sentencing for offenders.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre, flanked by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand at the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft. Champagne said about 300 devices used to hack wireless key signals for vehicles are already banned.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

February 19, 2024

The federal government is considering tougher penalties for perpetrators of auto thefts and trying to find ways to ban devices used to hack keyless entries after a report found a record number of vehicle thefts across Canada last year.

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