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Neither Ottawa’s police chief nor the head of the police association greeted the provincial government’s proposed new regulations for so-called street checks with any enthusiasm Thursday.

Describing the draft regulations as “complex,” Chief Charles Bordeleau said the would-be rules impose “significant new requirements” on police officers simply trying to doing their jobs.

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Police Association president Matt Skof echoed that concern, suggesting the regulations would leave officers even more “frustrated.”

On Wednesday, Ontario Minister of Community Safety Yasir Naqvi announced regulations that will prohibit police from stopping individuals at random on the street — police carding, as it’s called — for the sole purpose of collecting and storing information.

“We’re saying that (a police stop) cannot be random, nor arbitrary, nor can it be based on race or the neighbourhood you live in,” Naqvi said.