Politicians and law enforcement officials are confronting a rising number of auto thefts — and it appears that Canada’s justice minister is also a popular target for thieves.
Justice Minister Arif Virani’s government-owned Toyota Highlander XLE was stolen last November but was later recovered, according to documents tabled in the House of Commons last week.
It’s the same car that was stolen and recovered last February when David Lametti was justice minister. Another 2019 Toyota Highlander was stolen during Lametti’s tenure in February of 2021 — making this latest incident the third time a justice minister’s car has been stolen in the past three