OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to spell out in law that Canadians have the right to use force, including deadly force, against someone who enters their home illegally and poses a threat to their safety.

It is the latest tough-on-crime proposal from Poilievre and it comes at a time when public debate has been stirring over a high-profile arrest in the country. An Ontario man was arrested earlier this month and charged with aggravated assault regarding his alleged actions in response to a suspected cross-bow wielding intruder, who has also been charged with carrying a weapon and break-and-enter.

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Standing in the backyard of a family home in Brampton, Ont., on Friday, Poilievre proclaimed that “your home is your castle

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