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Ontario orders testing of Tasers
By The Star
Published: 12/16/2008

ONTARIO, CANADA - The Ontario government has quietly ordered a new review of some Tasers to make sure they are functioning properly. Concerns arose following a CBC report that one model of the weapon, the X26, used by police forces sent out a higher electrical voltage than specified by the manufacturer. In British Columbia last week, all weapons acquired before Jan. 1, 2006, were pulled from service for further testing.

Results of an earlier Ontario review on all conducted-energy weapons should be out in the next few weeks, said Tony Brown, a spokesperson with the community safety and corrections ministry. There are an estimated 2,000 conducted-energy weapons – models X26 and the M26 – in Ontario, Brown said, adding that number does not include the amount of RCMP devices in the province. Read more.

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