In July I wrote an op ed in The Toronto Star and blogged here and here on the need to allow for suspension without pay of police officers in certain circumstances. This is an issue that is of paramount importance to the Toronto Police Services Board.
In fact,since 1997, the Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto Police Service have made numerous recommendations to politicians for amendments to the Police Services Act that would allow for suspension without pay in certain circumstances. The last time our Board did this was on September 28, 2006.
The Hamilton Spectator's Susan Clairmont very clearly lays out the issue and Ontario's unique position in today's paper.
