[19] Although I agree with counsel that the duties of the police set out in the Act do not specify enforcement of civil court orders, I make two observations. First, section 42 introduces the specific duties of a police officer with the term "include". "Include", as defined in the
Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th ed. (West Publishing: St. Paul, Minn., 1990), is a "[t]erm [which] may, according to context, express an enlargement and have the meaning of and or in addition, or merely specify a particular thing already included with general words theretofore used. 'Including' within a statute is interpreted as a word of enlargement or of illustrative application as well as a word of limitation." Second, section 141 of the
Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C-43, as amended, which was also referred to me by Police counsel, reads as follows:
141. Civil orders directed to sheriffs.—(1) Unless an Act provides otherwise, orders of a court arising out of a civil proceeding and enforceable in Ontario shall be directed to a sheriff for enforcement.
[20] I find, therefore, that section 42 of the
Police Services Act is to be read in conjunction with section 141 of the
Courts of Justice Act. The term "include" under the former Act must be interpreted as "in addition to" so as to provide for duties allocated to police officers under specific statutes such as the
Children’s Law Reform Act.