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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

NEW LEGISLATION REGARDING POLICE OVERSIGHT IN ONTARIO




As usual the new legislation mandating greater police accountability in Ontario will require a time period before we really know if it is going to do the job intended. Far too much legislation in this province is especially for show. Built in loopholes allow both the powerful and the wealthy to stickhandle around regulations. This is especially so regarding the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Labour. To date our police accountability protocols have also been subject to far too much favouritism and cronyism. Removing police discipline from individual forces and putting it into the hands of the former Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) is a start. The OPIRD will now be called the Ontario Policing Complaints Tribunal. The former Special Investigations Unit (SIU) will be given an expanded mandate. The Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) will be renamed the Ontario Policing Discipline Tribunal (OPDT).

The fact that Chief Brian Larkin is in favour of the alleged changes is of concern. Generally our police accountability has degenerated into exactly what senior management want it to be which is simply a personal increase in their power and authority with little or no accountability thus allowing for personal biases and personal settlement of grudges. This does not remotely benefit the public or the provision of police services. Time will tell. The fact that it is coming from professional politicians is as always worrisome. The article in the Waterloo Region Record on November 3, 2017 was titled "New law for greater oversight of police".
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  1. Watch dogNovember 9, 2017 at 5:39 AM

    About time laws were changed 25 years of old acountability ways that haven't worked and only made some officers get away with murder thefts bribes beatings predujustly laying charges and not laying charged or giving fine reductions for ladies who flirt while getting tickets have got thing speeding tickets reduced while if you are make driver you're outta luck if you suffer from mental health you maybe abit safer from not being shot or murdered by police while tryn to be heard or for arguing expressing you're anger in a police officers face has got ting people shot murdered or as they say exsesive force .Also beating on people while getting placed under arrest looks like they will still get away with cause was disappointing the body cam police should be wearing wasn't made Nandi tory too bad cause cams don't lie compared to officers

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