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A
Technology
is
a
bit
of
a
challenge,
we're
just
about
to
live
stream
and
then
endow
just
having
some
issues.
We
want
to
try
and
resolve
before
we
start
the
meeting
I'm
here.
Oh,
you
got
you're
there
now,
okay,
perfect!
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
we're
good
okay,
I'd
like
to
call
the
meeting
to
order
for
september
28
2020..
We
are
currently
broadcasting
on
zoom
and
live
streaming
on
youtube.
Given
this
meeting
is
being
held
electronically,
I
want
to
caution
that
there
is
a
possibility
of
technical
difficulties
which
just
happened
to
me
is
I
just
lost
my
notes.
A
A
Okay,
we
were
just
talking
about
technical
difficulties
and
if
we
receive
any
disruptions,
I'd
like
to
ask
that
everyone
remain
patient
as
we
work
to
fix
the
issues
and
resume
the
meeting
as
soon
as
possible
in
terms
of
meeting
decorum,
as
each
item
is
presented,
I
will
ask
board
members
if
the
item
is
received
or
carried
if
you
are
joining
without
video.
Please
say
your
name
before
speaking.
A
If
you
are
joining
the
meeting
from
a
location
with
background
ground
noise,
please
keep
yourself
muted
and
then,
until
it
is
time
for
you
to
speak
and
following
the
public
meeting,
we
will
have
our
in-camera
meeting
so
good
afternoon.
Everyone
and
firstly
to
those
observing
yom
kippur.
Today,
yam
tov,
it's
great
to
be
back
for
my
first
police
services
board
meeting
in
almost
a
year
as
challenging
as
a
time
as
that
was
for
me
personally.
A
It
was
made
easier
knowing
that
I
was
leaving
the
work
in
the
capable
hands
of
this
board,
and
so
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
say
thank
you
to
each
and
every
one
of
you
for
your
hard
work
over
the
past
year
and
to
the
board
members
who
left
well.
I
was
absent.
Thank
you
to
them
as
well.
I'd
like
to
take
a
moment
to
especially
thank
member
smallwood
for
his
leadership
during
my
absence.
A
For
the
past
year,
I've
had
a
different
vantage
point
looking
from
the
outside
in
and
that's
why
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
speak
very
candidly
with
the
citizens
of
ottawa
and
members
of
the
ottawa
police
service,
about
where
we
are
and
where
we
need
to
go.
I
direct
these
remarks
not
to
any
one
person
or
group
specifically,
but
rather
to
all
police
officers
and
members.
Their
associations
to
the
board
and
to
the
public
at
the
heart
of
policing
is
public
trust,
public
trust
and
confidence.
A
Is
the
foundation
upon
which
the
police
rely
to
fulfill
their
duties?
Police
cannot
be
effective
if
they
don't
have
the
support
of
the
community
that
they
serve.
This
will
only
sir.
This
will
only
be
achieved
in
an
environment
where
public
trust
is
present.
Police
earn
public
support
and
trust
by
fulfilling
their
responsibilities
impartially
by
being
part
of
the
community
by
reflecting
its
characteristics
and
by
using
force
only
as
a
last
resort.
A
I
don't
know
that
a
solution
can
be
found
solely
in
budget
discussions,
but
I
believe
that
addressing
the
root
causes
of
crime
and
social
disorder
through
integrated
service
delivery
is
a
step
forward.
We
need
to
work
with
our
partners
and
the
community
to
address
poverty,
homelessness
and
mental
health
issues.
The
pandemic.
We
are
currently
experiencing
has
shown
us
that
these
issues
are
real
and
pronounced
and
must
be
addressed.
A
We
are
at
a
crossroads.
We
need
to
change,
we
need
to
restore
public
confidence
and
trust
locally.
There
has
been
a
series
of
unsettling
and
inappropriate
events
involving
or
against
members
of
the
service.
We
are
aware
of
alleged
sexual
assaults
and
harassment
within
the
ottawa
police
service
workplace.
A
Additionally,
we
have
seen
racist
memes
and
we
have
witnessed
personal
attacks
on
our
chief.
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
this
board
and
this
community
cannot
and
will
not
tolerate
violence
or
hate.
These
acts
are
disgusting.
They
erode
the
public's
trust
in
our
system.
They
cast
a
shadow
over
the
important
work
of
the
police
service.
A
A
A
You
wear
the
uniform
with
pride
and
you
serve
the
city
with
everything
you
have.
I
salute
your
courage
and
want
to
personally.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
I
also
know
that
you
are
working
in
an
environment
that
can
be
extremely
challenging
and
stressful.
We
need
to
provide
a
better,
safer
and
more
collaborative
and
supportive
workplace
for
you.
A
We
need
each
of
you,
under
the
guidance
and
leadership
of
your
associations,
to
join
with
this
board
and
this
service
to
help
foster
change.
Later
this
week,
at
a
special
technical
briefing,
we
will
be
outlining
some
important
work.
We
are
doing
around
workplace
sexual
violence
and
harassment,
and
we
will
be
announcing
some
important
new
developments
tonight.
We
will
also
hear
more
about
our
edi
action
plan
and
the
work
being
done
on
that
front
at
council.
A
Last
week
I
put
my
name
on
a
motion
that
seeks
legislative
changes
from
the
province
to
allow
us
and
the
chief,
the
ability
to
suspend
officers
charged
with
serious
criminal
or
misconduct
acts
without
pay.
This
legislative
change
is
incredibly
important
because
it
will
set
a
new
tone
in
this
city,
one
that
clearly
shows
we
are
serious
and
absolutely
determined
to
root
out
abusive
behavior.
A
None
of
these
issues
by
themselves
are
silver
bullets,
but
combined
they
will
help
make
the
changes
we
so
desperately
seek.
As
we
move
forward
in
this
work,
I
want
to
state
publicly
our
desire
and
willingness
to
work
with
the
community,
the
ottawa
police
association,
the
senior
officers
association,
the
executive
leadership
team
and
any
other
individual
or
organization
that
believes
they
can
add
value
to
our
work.
Now
is
the
time
to
make
meaningful
changes
that
will
benefit
all
citizens
of
ottawa
and
all
members
of
our
service,
and
that
will
ultimately
restore
public
confidence
and
trust.
A
B
B
But
let
me
state
unequivocally
that
that
your
direction
and
intentionality
are
correct,
that
addressing
the
barriers
to
accessing
policing
services
is
right,
that
tackling
the
systematic
barriers
for
your
members
that
includes
gender
and
race
is
right,
that
to
start
the
difficult
and
uncomfortable
conversation
that
will
lead
us
to
greater
understanding
and
respect
is
also
right,
and
I
know
this
vote
supports
you
in
all
those
endeavors
that
june
22nd
anti-rash
is
a
motion
passed
by
this
board
and
is
focused
on
diversity.
Equity
and
inclusion
are
tangible
indicators
of
this
comment
of
this
commitment.
B
I'm
sorry,
I
am
saddened,
but
not
surprised
by
recent
events.
You
yourself
recognize
upon
assuming
your
office
last
year
that
changing
the
culture
of
policing
would
be
the
most
difficult
challenge
we
would
face
collectively,
and
we
are
now
seeing
why
we
are
seeing
actions
that
are
destructive
to
community
trust
and
confidence
and
to
the
internal
unity
of
the
police
service.
B
B
How
difficult
is
to
acknowledge
that
systems
can
be
flawed
and
outcomes
less
than
optimal
and
at
times
harmful,
without
being
critical
of
or
condemning
the
hard-working
woman
and
when
men,
the
civilian
and
the
swan
members
who
serve
this
community
with
professionalism
and
pride
every
single
day.
This
is
a
task
you
have
undertaken
on
behalf
of
the
ops
and
our
community.
C
D
Can
you
hear
me
now
diane,
yes,
go
ahead
and
I
apologize
for
that.
I
did
unmute.
I
don't
know
what
happened,
but
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
make
a
statement,
because
when
these
incidents
happened,
I
know
that
a
lot
of
us
me
included.
Were
you
know
we
wanted
to
to
jump
to
the
defense
of
the
chief,
but
social
media
being
the
way
it
is.
D
I
think
a
lot
of
us
had
second
thoughts
about
it,
because
we
can't
you
can't
win
in
a
situation
like
that,
but
I
think
it's
important
for
us
today
to
to
state
how
we
feel
about
all
this.
So
what
you
said
diane,
I
completely
agree
with.
When
we
hired
chief
slowly
last
fall.
We
did
so
because
we
felt
he
was
the
best
person
to
tackle
some
festering
issues
that
had
been
a
problem
within
the
ottawa
police
service
for
quite
some
time.
D
So
we
also
knew
that
he
had
a
well-stated
position
on
the
fact
that
police
services
everywhere
need
to
modernize
and
use
technology
to
do
the
job
to
the
best
of
their
ability.
But
that
being
said,
when
we
hired
chief
slowly,
we
knew
he
was
going
to
have
a
challenge
just
but
being
an
outsider.
I
don't
think
I
I
don't
think
as
a
person,
I
thought
that
he
would
be
targeted
in
the
way
he
was
personally
and
I'm
quite
taken
aback
by
that.
D
I
can
only
say
that
I
I
acknowledge
that
it
has
been,
I
think,
more
difficult
for
the
chief
than
any
of
us
would
have
liked,
but
I
think
what
I've
seen
so
far
in
the
face
of
his
resolve
and
how
he's
handled
these
personal
attacks
and
the
disgusting
memes
that
have
come
forward
in
the
public.
That
he's,
certainly,
I
think,
is
still
the
best
person
for
the
job
here
in
ottawa,
and
I
want
to
say
that
these
these
are
early
days.
D
I
mean
we're
just
he's
just
a
year
into
the
job.
The
chief
is,
and
I
think
we
at
ops
that
I
auto
police
services
board.
I
will
only
speak
for
myself,
but
I
fully
support
the
chief
and
that
doesn't
mean
that
we're
gonna
have
you
know
we're
gonna,
it's
gonna
be
kumbaya
all
the
time.
We're
gonna
have
our
differences
and-
and
that's
just
a
fact
of
you-
know
the
board
and
the
chief
we're
not
we're
on
the
same
team.
D
Yet
we
have
our
differences,
but
I
think
if
we
continue
to
work
as
a
board
the
way
we
have
in
the
last
little
while
that
and
we
continue
to
follow
chief
slowly
and
I
think
the
leadership
that
he's
giving
us,
then
we
will
achieve
the
goals
that
we
set
out
last
year.
So
I
just
want
to
say
chief,
we
support
you.
What
has
happened
has
not
been
acceptable
to
any
of
us,
but
we
know
that
if
we
support
you
and
we
all
work
together,
then
we
could
achieve
our
goals.
A
Thank
you,
member
meehan,
mayor
watson,.
E
Thank
you
very
much.
Excuse
me:
charities.
E
These
dedicated
municipal
employees
stand
shoulder
to
shoulder
with
our
ottawa
police
officers,
helping
our
city
get
through
this
historic
pandemic.
Unfortunately,
there
have
been
a
number
of
disturbing
events
over
the
past
few
weeks
that
all
members
of
the
public,
including
those
who
serve
in
the
ottawa
police
service,
should
find
alarming
and,
frankly,
completely
unacceptable.
E
E
Now,
apparently,
some
people
lurking
in
the
shadows,
unwilling
to
put
their
names
behind
their
words,
believe
chief
slowly,
should
be
undermined
and
challenged
for
his
acknowledgment
of
and
commitment
to
addressing
systemic
racism
in
the
force
and
across
the
city.
This
cowardly
behavior
appears
to
have
been
nurtured
in
part
by
matt
scott's
recent
open
letter,
which
only
purpose
appears
to
have
been
to
undermine
the
credibility
and
leadership
of
the
chief
and
mr
scoff's
use
of
the
c
word
on
tape.
E
E
E
And
let
me
remind
mr
scoff
that
only
the
police
services
board
has
the
legal
and
legislative
authority
to
choose
and
hire
the
chief
of
police.
There
are
some
who
want
us
to
carry
on
with
blinders
and
ignore
the
fact
that
racism
is
alive
and
well
in
our
city
and
around
the
world
to
these
people.
I
say
it's
time
to
speak
up
and
condone
those
who
seek
to
disempower
and
bully
individuals
who
are
actively
fighting
for
change.
E
E
We
also
need
to
be
honest
and
acknowledge
that
there
are
inherent
biases
in
our
policing
and
across
our
community
and
or
in
public
organizations.
This
does
not
mean
that
everyone
is
racist.
It
means
that
we're
committed
to
identifying
racist
racism
or
racist
behavior
and
eradicating
it
systematically
over
time.
To
do
this,
we
must
first
acknowledge
that
racism
exists
within
our
institutions
and
across
our
community,
and
we
must
put
these
issues
on
the
table
in
order
to
address
them.
E
Similarly,
the
actions
of
a
few
bad
police
officers
have
come
to
light
recently
and
that
kind
of
behavior
weakens
the
public
trust
in
the
men
and
women
who
have
sworn
a
duty
to
uphold
the
public
good.
Yet
the
bad
behavior
of
a
few
cannot
be
allowed
to
undermine
the
great
work
of
the
vast
majority
of
our
public
servants
who
work
for
the
ottawa
police
service.
E
I
look
forward
to
mr
scoff's
letter
denouncing
the
behavior
of
these
few
bad
apples
who
discredit
the
work
of
the
whole
force
by
violating
the
most
basic
basic
oath
they
took
to
serve
and
to
protect
the
racist,
cowardly
and
offensive
man
meme.
That
was
circulated
as
proof
that
racism
exists
in
our
midst
and
its
anonymity
makes
it
even
more
dangerous.
E
Clearly,
this
meme
does
not
reflect
the
values
and
characters
of
the
police
that
the
police
board
want
to
uphold.
Chief
slowly
deserves
our
support
today,
as
he
continues
to
pursue
the
bold
mission
of
improving
the
ottawa
police
service
on
behalf
of
the
residents
of
ottawa.
Chief
slowly
is
a
public
servant
who
has
been
given
a
mandate
to
enact
change,
and
we
intend
to
support
him
on
this
journey
as
we
work
together
as
a
society
that
is
free
of
racism
and
racial
bias.
A
And
thank
you
mayor
watson.
Is
there
anyone
else
who
wanted
to
ask
any
questions
or
make
a
comment
at
this
time
we'll
see
none
before
we
move
to.
B
Yes,
thank
you.
I
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
voice
here.
Your
words
were
excellent
and,
as
were
the
mayors,
when
we
as
a
board,
made
the
decision
to
hire
a
new
chief
and
in
particular
in
the
person
of
chief
slowly,
we
did
so
because
we
wanted
and
we
knew
that
change
was
necessary
and
we
did
so
understanding
that
change
would
not
be
easy.
B
A
Okay,
remember:
suede:
do
you
see
your
little
raise
hand
button
for
the
future?
There
is
one
if
you
click
on
participants,
you'll
see
the
raise
hand
button
any
event
go
ahead.
Now.
F
Thank
you
very
much
welcome
back
chair
deans,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
member
smallwood's
time
during
acting
chair.
I
support
chief
slowly
100
period.
F
I
definitely
support
the
comments
that
chair
deans
has
mentioned
that
the
mayor
has
mentioned
that
member
meehan
member
durman
and
and
member
smallwood
have
already
said.
Racism
does
exist
and
remember
nerman's
motion
several
months
ago.
Trying
to
address
this
issue
is
more
relevant
now
than
ever
chief.
We
want
to
let
you
know
that
we
support
you
with
all
these
personal
attacks
that
have
been
happening
towards
you.
F
We
know
that
you
are
strong
enough
to
navigate
through
everything
and
with
the
with
the
support
of
the
board,
we
want
to
see
you
succeed
and
bring
ottawa
to
a
new
level
of
service
that
the
members
of
the
police
service
will
like
and
also
the
members
of
the
public
would
like.
So
thank
you
once
again
and
you
have
our
100
support.
G
Yes,
thank
you
and
welcome
back
to
our
deans
and
thank
you
to
everyone
for
all
your
your
words
today
and
I'll.
Just
briefly,
add,
then,
that
I'm
sorry
that
you've
experienced
these
p
personal
assaults
chief
slowly
and
these
racist
attacks,
I
do
think
it
is
a
time
for
change
in
policing
and
there
are
issues
to
shine
a
lens
on
and
it
seems
like
it
is
the
will
of
this
board
and
of
the
leadership
of
the
ottawa
police
service
to
make
these
changes,
and
I.
A
Look
forward
to
participating
in
this
work.
Thank
you,
member
johnson,
and
before
I
turn
the
microphone
over
to
jeep
slowly,
to
give
us
his
verbal
report.
I
perhaps
just
wrap
up
by
saying
that
I
think
what
the
public
who
are
tuning
in
today
are
hearing
is
some
frustration
on
behalf
of
this
board.
We
are
dedicated
to
change.
We
recognize
we
have
huge
issues
with
systemic
racism
with
workplace
sexual
violence
and
harassment
and
with
others,
but
we
are
dedicated
to
change.
We
are
better
dedicated
to
doing
better.
A
A
That's
why
we
put
our
faith
in
you
and
our
trust
in
you,
and
I
gave
you
this
leadership
position,
because
we
want
to
be
leaders
in
policing
in
canada
and
we
want
to
be
models
for
other
communities
and
we
know
we're
not
there
right
now
and
there
is
a
lot
of
work
to
do
so.
Thank
you
to
all
the
members
of
the
board.
A
I
think
it
was
really
important
that
you
all
took
the
opportunity
to
express
your
support
for
the
chief,
as
did
I,
and
that
I
think
the
public
should
see
that
this
board
is
very
much
in
lockstep
in
the
work
that
we
hope
to
accomplish
in
the
time
we
have
together
as
a
board
into
the
future.
So
with
that
said,
chief
slowly,
I
will
turn
your
verbal
report
over
to
you.
H
Thank
you
very
much
before
I
start
I'll
just
again
recognize
and
acknowledge
the
words
of
support
from
each
of
the
board
members
from
all
of
you
on
this
particular
issue.
I
have
more
to
say
in
just
a
few
seconds
in
regards
to
my
my
formal
report
to
the
board,
but
I
want
to
acknowledge
my
my
personal
thanks
and
on
behalf
of
my
family
as
well,
so
this
is
my
formal
report
good
afternoon,
bonjour
tus.
H
I
will
first
take
this
opportunity
to
join
others
in
welcoming
diane
dean's
back
as
city
councillor
and
chair
of
the
ottawa
police
services
board
on
behalf
of
the
command
team
and
all
ops
members.
We
congratulate
you
for
your
successful
battle
with
cancer.
We
are
looking
forward
to
having
the
same
fighting
spirit,
help
us
to
advance
the
police
service.
H
H
I
want
to
start
with
a
reference
to
the
national
police
memorial
yesterday
at
the
canadian
police
and
peace
officers
memorial,
we
continued
the
43
year
old
tradition
of
honoring
those
officers
who
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice
for
their
communities,
an
honorable
tradition
that
was
started
by
ottawa
police
service
members
themselves
because
of
the
global
pandemic.
We
could
not
gather
on
mass
on
parliament
hill
with
thousands
of
officers,
police
members,
family
members
and
tens
of
thousands
of
canadians
from
across
this
great
country.
H
Instead,
yesterday's
formal
ceremony
only
included
25
participants,
but
was
live
streamed
to
allow
for
a
wider
online
audience.
Last
friday,
we
also
held
a
small
ceremony
for
our
own
fallen
heroes
at
474
elgin
street.
It
was
heartening
to
see
chair
deans
able
to
attend
in
person
at
the
event
where
she
paid
homage
to
the
memory
of
those
ottawa
police
members
who
died
in
the
line
of
duty,
satay
las
celebracion
de
les
giornes,
franco
antariana.
H
Finally,
I
want
to
recognize
the
strength
and
grace
of
trish
kirkwood
triss
was
the
daughter
of
ottawa
police
officer,
david
kirkwood
trish
bought
the
personal
dignity
of
her
family
and
the
broader
police
family.
To
both
events,
it
was
trisha's
father
who
in
1977
died
in
the
line
of
duty.
He
was
murdered
and
it
was
this
event
that
inspired
the
national
memorial,
my
thanks
and
prayers
to
trish
and
her
family.
H
When
we
rank
in
the
new
year
in
january
2020,
none
of
us
could
have
predicted
that
we
would
be
dealing
with
a
global
pandemic,
the
resulting
global
economic
crisis
and
the
boiling
over
of
global
systemic
issues
relating
to
gender
inequity,
etc.
Yet,
despite
all
these
challenges,
we've
accomplished
many
important
things
together.
H
H
H
Covet
19
has
had
varying
impacts
on
local
crime,
traffic
and
social
order
issues
that
the
ottawa
police
service
deals
with
in
the
nation's
capital.
Despite
that,
our
members
are
doing
exceptional
work
and
achieving
previously
unmatched
crime
management
successes.
In
2020,
where
other
big
cities
across
ontario
and
canada
have
seen
an
increase
in
the
number
of
shootings
year
to
date,
ottawa
has
an
almost
30
percent
decrease
by
this
time.
In
2019,
we
had
54
shooting
events,
but
so
far
this
year
in
the
city,
we've
had
only
38
shooting
events.
H
H
We
continue
to
try
to
build
on
this
positive
local
trend
by
taking
a
hold
of
service
approach
to
reducing
gun
violence
in
ottawa.
Our
intelligence
unit
and
crime
analysts
are
increasingly
innovative
and
effective
in
identifying
the
high-risk
people
places
and
events
that
are
major
contributing
factors
to
street-level
gun
violence.
Our
undercover
investigative
units
have
effectively
implemented
firearms
introduction
strategies
and
gang
enforcement
measures.
H
All
the
while
supporting
successful
criminal
prosecutions,
our
uniformed
frontline
officers,
respond
quickly
and
effectively
to
firearms
related
calls
across
the
city
and
have
a
remarkable
record
of
arresting
the
offenders
and
seizing
crime
guns.
The
ottawa
police
services
seized
78
crime
guns
to
date
this
year
our
neighborhood
resource
teams,
our
crime
prevention
officers
and
our
school
resource
officers
are
building
trust
with
local
residents,
while
working
with
local
community
stakeholders
to
solve
problems,
prevent
crime
and
address
the
underlying
criminogenic
factors.
H
H
H
H
H
H
Many
of
these
calls
we
believe,
can
and
should
be
handled
by
service
providers
other
than
the
police,
but
only
once
there
has
been
sufficient
planning
research,
implementation
and
evaluation
regardless
there
will
always
be
a
need
for
some
element
of
police
intervention
in
mental
health
crisis
calls.
For
instance,
just
last
week,
the
audible
police
service
were
called
to
an
address
in
bar
haven
for
a
very
high
risk
volatile
incident.
H
After
nearly
11
hours
of
negotiation,
11
straight
hours
of
negotiation,
ottawa,
police
officer
officer,
sorry,
ottawa,
police
service
members
eventually
convinced
the
man
to
exit
the
residence
where
he
was
taken
by
officers
to
hospital
for
a
medical
assessment.
There
was
no
use
of
force
used
and
no
one
was
injured.
H
H
This
is
a
great
example
of
a
whole
of
service
response
to
high-risk
mental
health
crisis
calls
the
units
involved
in
this
incident,
including
our
communications
center,
opsoc,
tactical
front
line
and
victim
services.
These
units
work,
together
with
the
health
care
practitioners
and
community
partners
to
successfully
resolve
this
volatile
and
potentially
violent
situation.
H
I
want
to
touch
on
the
opioid
crisis.
Auto
police
services
are
on
the
front
lines
battling
both
the
covet
and
opioid
crises.
All
ottawa
police
service
officers
are
trained
on
how
to
administer
naloxone
and
they
carry
it
with
them.
We
are
often
the
first
and
fastest
to
respond
in
these
medical
emergencies,
where
mere
minutes
can
mean
the
difference
between
saving
and
losing
a
life.
For
example,
on
september
15,
2020
ops
officers
responded
to
an
unconscious
man
where
an
officer
used
two
doses
of
naloxone
while
performing
chest
compressions
to
revive
the
person.
H
Four
days
later,
four
days
later
on
september,
19th
ottawa
police
officers
responded
to
a
call
for
a
woman
who
was
overdosing
on
suspected
suspected
fentanyl.
The
officers
used,
naloxone
and
revived
her.
So
far
in
2020,
our
our
officers
have
successfully
used
naloxone
kits
to
revive
80
people
who
were
in
medical
crisis
that
is
80
lives
of
residents
in
the
city
saved
by
the
direct
actions
of
our
members.
H
On
their
days
off,
I
recently
received
a
letter
from
a
caseworker
with
the
ottawa's
community
youth
division,
diversion
program
about
one
such
effort
by
constable,
adam
collins,
who
is
a
member
of
one
of
our
neighborhood
resource
teams.
The
caseworker
wrote
that
constable
collins
provided
a
very
vulnerable
family
with
information
about
our
team.
In
the
midst
of
a
crisis
helping
a
mother
and
her
son
who
is
in
conflict
with
the
law,
I
wanted
to
highlight
adam's
work
and
the
fact
that
he's
making
these
connections
as
we
always
wanted
to
happen.
H
H
We
are
working
and
we
specifically
know
that
we
need
to
better
integrate
our
services
with
our
social
service
partners,
public
education
partners,
public
health
partners
and
our
not-for-profit
sector
partners.
We
are
working
with
our
community
partners
to
find
new
ways
to
do
this.
Each
and
every
day
such
collaboration
and
integration
will
enhance
service
delivery,
prevent
crimes,
improve
trust
and
reduce
costs.
H
I
want
to
talk
about
our
successes
in
achieving
the
board's
four
strategic
priorities.
When
I
applied
to
be
the
chief
of
the
ottawa
police
service,
I
was
driven
by
a
lifelong
desire
to
make
a
difference
right
from
my
first
day
in
office.
I
knew
that
I
had
made
the
right
decision
to
join
the
ottawa
police
service
because
I
started
to
meet
with
the
many
ottawa
police
service
members
who
also
joined
the
service,
to
make
a
positive
difference
in
this
city
and
in
our
society.
H
I
have
the
honor
of
leading
a
growing
critical
mass
of
ottawa
police
service
members,
who
are
helping
me
to
lead
the
changes
needed
to
evolve
this
police
service
and
its
culture.
They
are
formal
and
informal
leaders
from
every
background
in
every
unit,
at
every
rank
and
in
every
role
within
the
ottawa
police
service
over
the
past
year.
These
audible
police
service
members
have
helped
me
to
make
the
following
informed
decisions,
impactful
investments
and
accelerated
advancements
to
help
accomplish
the
board's
four
strategic
priorities.
H
The
first
priority
supporting
our
members:
we've
increased
funding
by
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
increase
the
staffing
of
our
health
safety
and
wellness
unit
by
five
full-time
members.
The
second
priority
modernizing
our
work
environment
we
have.
We
are
in
the
process
of
completing
a
complete
reorganization
of
the
audible
police
service,
including
the
creation
of
two
new
directorates,
the
respect
values
and
inclusion
directorate
and
the
new
neighborhood
policing
directorate.
H
The
third
priority
advancing
community
policing,
we've
implemented
the
new
neighborhood
policing
strategy,
we've
doubled
the
number
of
neighborhood
resource
teams
and
we've
created
the
community
equity
council,
the
fourth
priority,
making
meaningful
progress
on
equity,
diversity
and
inclusion.
We
have
significantly
increased
the
diversity
and
the
quality
of
our
new
hires
and
our
new
promotions
and
we've
been
doing
that
while
creating
and
implementing
the
edi
action
plan,
which
the
board
will
have
an
update
on
shortly.
H
In
conclusion,
over
the
course
of
2020,
the
audible
police
service
established
itself
as
a
leading
voice
advocating
for
progressive,
inclusive
policing.
We
have
also
been
receiving
inquiries
throughout
the
year
from
police
services
across
canada
and
around
the
world,
who
want
to
learn
more
about
how
we
have
achieved
our
successes
in
the
aforementioned
priority
areas.
H
The
successes
achieved
over
the
past
year
have
been
accomplished
in
a
period
of
constant
change,
unprecedented
crisis,
massive
budget
budget
losses
and
never
before
seen
levels
of
public
scrutiny.
These
professional
efforts
by
our
ops
members
rarely
make
the
mainstream
media
headlines.
Nor
do
they
seem
to
be
able
to
penetrate
the
social
media
streams
that
dominate
society's
increasingly
negative
perceptions
of
policing
in
this
city
and
across
this
country.
H
We
are
here
to
serve
protect
and
respect,
but
we
can
truly
only
be
successful
if
we
do
this
work
together
with
our
board,
our
collective
bargaining
units
and
our
community
partners.
There
are
many
things
we
can
and
must
do
to
improve,
to
win
back,
lost
public
trust
and
to
reform
policing
in
the
city.
We
are
fully
committed
to
listening,
learning
and
changing
and
doing
all
of
this
with
our
community
stakeholders.
H
We
have
started
a
meaningful
if
difficult
conversation
on
systemic
racism
and
gender
and
gender
inequity
in
canadian
society
and
in
policing
in
particular.
This
is
a
dialogue
taking
place
with
our
service
members
and
our
community
members.
We
are
developing
new
plans,
creating
new
capabilities
and
making
major
new
investments
to
prevent
and
address
all
forms
of
workplace
harassment
and
discrimination
in
the
ottawa
police
service.
H
We
are
overhauling
our
operating
model
to
deliver
neighborhood
policing,
services
that
improves
community
safety
and
well-being,
while
building
relationships
of
trust
with
our
community
members,
so
that
every
community
member
feels
respected
and
accepted
no
matter
their
background
status
or
circumstances
board.
This
is
a
demonstration
of
progress
and
not
a
declaration
of
victory.
We
still
need
to
deal
with
those
members
who
bully
the
weak,
maintain
cliques
and
engage
in
leaks.
We
still
need
to
put
an
end
to
the
toxic
elements
of
our
culture
and
the
corrupt
practice
of
some
of
our
members.
H
We
still
need
to
inspire
a
greater
critical
mass
of
our
members
to
become
change
champions.
We
accomplished
a
lot
over
the
past
year.
There
is
a
lot
more
to
do,
but
I
know
we
will
get
it
done,
because
this
service
in
the
city
is
filled
with
good,
decent
people.
The
ottawa
police
service
is
among
the
best
police
services
in
canada,
and
ottawa
is
the
best
is
one
of
the
best
cities
in
the
world.
This
gives
us
an
incredibly
strong
foundation
to
make
the
changes
we
need
in
policing
and
in
society.
H
A
E
Thank
you,
chair,
deans
and
chief.
Thank
you
for
the
report.
I
want
to
raise
an
issue
that
a
number
of
people
have
brought
to
my
attention
they
didn't
have
to,
because
I
see
it
every
day
on
my
way
to
work
is
the
encampment
that's
taking
place
on
on
the
grounds
of
the
war
memorial,
the
center
of
the
national
cenotaph,
and
particularly
in
the
last
few
days
where
a
member
of
parliament
and
a
journalist
were
both
harassed
by
someone
who
appears
to
be
connected
with
that
camp.
E
You
know
people
are
often
saying
well,
why
don't
you
move
them
out
and
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
bring
us
through
why
the
ottawa
police
can't
move
on
its
own
because,
as
I
understand
it's
ground
under
the
jurisdiction
of
public
works
and
government
services,
but
I
can
say
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
extremely
upset
with
what's
going
on
there.
E
This
is
not
only
a
national
tribute
to
the
men
and
women
who
lost
their
lives
in
various
wars,
but
it's
also
a
burial
ground,
because
the
tomb
of
the
unknown
soldier
with
the
remains
of
a
world
war,
one
veteran,
have
been
interred
in
on
the
grounds
and
today,
as
I
walked
by,
I
saw
someone
with
a
golf
club
chipping
a
golf
ball
that
was
going
back
into
the
camp,
there's
cooking
and
eating
and
I'm
sure
some
kind
of
propane
tank,
and
it's
not
only,
I
believe,
illegal,
to
be
camping
there.
E
But
it's
also
dangerous.
So
could
you
bring
us
through
the
process
of
what
has
to
be
done
in
order
to
bring
some
semblance
of
order
to
this
particular
site,
which,
as
I
said,
is
a
tribute
to
the
war
dead
and
what's
gone
on
there?
For
many
many
months,
in
my
opinion,
is
inexcusable
and
disrespectful
to
those
men
and
women
who
have
served
who
gave
their
lives
and
who
are
continuing
to
serve
in
the
protection
of
our
country.
H
This
is
in
coordination
and
partnership
with
the
rcmp
as
well
as
parliamentary
protective
services,
and
requires
a
level
of
coordination
with
the
two
individuals
that
were
accosted.
That
is
ongoing
and
has
been
since
they
were
reported
to
us.
The
second
area,
which
deals
more
specifically
with
the
concern
around
the
encampment,
as
well
as
the
activities
of
those
involved
in
the
encampment.
As
you've
rightly
stated,
this
is
federal
property
that
I
believe
is
operated
primarily
by
public
works
at
the
federal
level.
H
The
rcmp
are
the
police
of
jurisdictions
for
the
federal
property
and
they
are
awaiting
a
decision
from
public
works.
In
regards
to
trespass
to
property
act,
we
have
been
working
with
the
rcmp
and
other
other
agents
in
anticipation
that
at
some
point
there
may
be
a
decision
around
trespassing,
these
persons
from
the
property
and
removing
the
encampment.
H
So,
while
that
decision
is
in
the
hands
of
the
federal
government,
we've
been
working
in
preparation
should
that
decision
be
made
and
we'll
be
able
to
act
on
it
ethically
and
safely
for
for
all
those
involved.
So
both
of
these
are
active
engagements
that
the
ottawa
police
service
is
involved
in,
and
hopefully
that
provides
you
with
the
additional
information
you're
seeking.
A
I
might
just
add-
and
I
understand
the
issues
that
mayor
watson
raised
and
you
addressed
chief
slowly,
but
I
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
that
we
have
a
housing
problem
in
this
city
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic
and
people
as
we
come
into
the
winter
months,
are
concerned
about
housing
issues
and
as
a
city
and
as
city
council.
We
need
to
address
this
issue
head
on,
and
I
know
this
is
a
slightly
different
issue,
but
I
know
that
more
and
more
downtown.
A
H
Chair
deans,
if
I
might
just
very
briefly,
I
did
want
to
mention
that
through
deputy
chief
bell,
we
are
seeking
supports
from
social
services
and
public
health
to
address
some
of
this
issue
if
we
can
and
resolve
it
if
we're
able
to,
irrespective
of
the
other
two
matters.
So
I
appreciate
your
point
that
you
just
made.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
okay,
so
does
anyone
no
other
questions
for
the
chief?
Can
we
receive
the
chief's
verbal
report.
A
Steve,
thank
you.
Okay,
so
we'll
now
proceed
to
the
agenda
with
the
board's
consent,
I'll
be
looking
to
make
a
few
changes
to
the
agenda.
Firstly,
well
that
one,
the
the
chief
swerval
report
is
complete,
I'd
like
to
defer
item
number
12,
the
update
on
the
joint
opsb
ops
strategy
on
workplace,
sexual
violence
and
harassment
to
the
next
meeting.
A
We
are
working
toward
and
we're
very
hopeful
that
we'll
make
this
work
to
a
technical
briefing
on
wednesday
on
this
issue
at
two
o'clock,
where
we
will
be
making
an
announcement
and
then
we
will
place
this
on
the
next
public
agenda
to
make
sure
we
receive
it
and
capture
it
into
our
minutes.
So
can
we
carry
that?
I
will
move
that
it
be
deferred
to
the
next
meeting.
A
I'd
also
like
to
add
an
item
to
the
public
attendant
concerning
the
notice
of
motion
that
was
moved
by
the
mayor
and
I
at
last
week's
council
meeting.
The
motion
asked
the
province
to
change
legislation
under
the
police
services
act
to
allow
for
suspension
of
an
officer
without
pay
who
is
charged
with
or
convicted
of
a
serious
offense.
A
A
Let
me
by
myself
and
seconded
by
member
smallwood
carried
ready?
Thank
you
finally
I'll
be
looking
to
add
a
legal
and
labor
relations
matter
to
our
in-camera
agenda.
So
by
myself
and
second
advice,
member
smallwood
carried
daddy.
C
A
Okay,
so
now
that
ottawa
place
services
board
confirmed
the
amended
agenda
of
the
28th
of
september
2020
meeting.
Is
that
agenda
carried
correct?
Thank
you
minutes.
25
of
the
july
27
2020
meeting
mender
member
nerman
did
so
we
moved
that
the
ottawa
police
services
board
confirmed
minutes
25
of
july
27th
and
remember
norman.
Did
you
have
something
you
wanted
to
add.
B
B
You
chair
deans.
I
would
like
an
amendment
to
july
27th
board
meeting
on
item
number
21st
to
record
my
descent
because
of
the
non-disclosure
of
facts
and
figure,
and
I
my
descent
be
recorded
to
that
item.
Number
21.
A
Okay,
so
carried
on
that
and
carried
on
the
minutes
carried.
Thank
you
declarations
of
interest.
Are
there
any
declarations
of
interest
seeing
public
delegations
there
are
numerous
delegations,
so
that
will
be
our
first
held
item,
we'll
hold
that
and
return
to
it.
Finance
and
audit
committee
minutes
11
of
september
15
2020
vice
chair
smallwood.
B
A
B
Report's
very
brief:
I
can
do
it
very
quickly:
go
ahead,
okay,
so
we
met
on
september
the
15th.
We
reviewed
the
that
the
fact
that,
notwithstanding
the
budget
pressures
brought
on
by
cov19,
we're
still
expecting,
at
least
at
least
at
this
time,
we're
still
expecting
a
balanced
budget,
and
that's
it
for
my
report.
A
Okay,
thank
you
for
that
report.
Is
that
report
received
received?
Thank
you,
okay.
So
the
next
item
appointments
to
board
committees
is
this
item
carried?
A
Can
we
carry
that?
Aaron
item
number
three:
ontario
association
of
police
services
board,
labor
relations
seminar,
funding
request
carried
married;
gary
item
number:
four:
canadian
association
of
police
governance,
virtual
conference
attendance
carried
married.
Thank
you
item
number
five
delegated
authority
for
conducted
energy
weapon
and
cartridge
purchase.
E
E
Sorry
I
had
a
question
on
that:
what
is
the
greening
program?
How
is
a
pistol
involved
with
a
greening
program
and
I'm
just
wondering
given
the
fact
that
officers
rarely
use
their
their
guns?
Is
this
because
we
have
more
police
officers
or
are
they
just
so
old
that
they're
no
longer
suitable.
H
A
H
A
A
E
I'm
just
slow
on
the
the
mute
switch
here.
I
guess
maybe
maybe
I'll
I'll
just
go
offline
with
the
chief
on
this
the
whole
issue
of
us,
I
don't
know
how
many
years
we've
had
a
fixed
wing
aircraft
and
how
often
it's
used
and
what
the
cost
is.
So
maybe
I
can
ask
the
chief
in
the
next
meeting
just
to
bring
up
just
a
one-pager
on.
Is
there
still
a
need
to
have
a
fixed
wing
aircraft?
How
often
is
it
used?
A
Okay,
so
slowly,
if
you
could
take
that
away
and
perhaps
report
back
at
the
next
meeting,
we
would
appreciate
that
okay
workforce
management
report
second
quarter.
2020
is
this
item
received.
A
A
Item
number
11
update
on
equity,
diversity
and
inclusion,
accent,
action
plan
we're
going
to
hold
that
item
as
well
and
return
to
it
and
I
just
lost
my
screen.
A
A
Okay:
item
number
16
response
to
inquiry,
1208
use
of
force
and
de-escalation
part
b.
B
B
I
just
there
was
two
things
one
is
it
it
talks
about
a
time
frame
and
it
says
24
months,
but
it
doesn't
say
I
assume
that
means
24
months,
starting
now
or
starting,
I'm
not
sure
when
that
24-month
time
frame,
starting
that
they
talk
about
and
the
other
point
was
just.
B
They
talked
about
basically
a
complete
program
review
over
this
period
and
including
the
the
the
training
of
the
officers,
and
I
just
wondered
if
it
could
be
reported
to
the
board
about
the
training
of
those
who
train
who
give
the
use
of
forced
training.
So
is
their
background.
B
Is
their
primary
background,
use
of
force
training
or
is
it
de-escalation
or
is
it
mental
health
or
whatever?
So
if,
if,
if
that,
could
just
be
included
in
the
report
to
the
board,
so
we
understand
the
the
the
qualifications
of
the
trainers
who
provide
the
escalation
training.
H
And
I'm
just
chair:
do
you
want
me
to
respond
to
the
question
or
add
that
to
the
report
as
a
follow-up
item.
A
H
24
months
for
a
complete
new
design,
implementation
and
evaluation,
the
majority
of
that
time
would
be
around
the
evaluation,
as
opposed
to
the
implementation
portion
of
it
and
part
of
that
review
and
redesign
is
to
bring
in
additional
people
to
to
provide
that
training.
Some
of
them
will
be
certified
members,
but
we're
also
looking
to
go
to
the
community
and
find
subject
matter
experts
from
a
wide
variety
of
fields
to
co-facilitate
the
training.
So
the
officers
have
a
better
experience
and
a
wider
set
of
perspectives
and
expertise
to
to
use
in
in
the
training.
D
Remember
me,
I
just
have
I
just
had
a
question.
What
I
found
interesting
about
the
report
is
the
the
the
difference
between
the
amount
of
time
for
responding
to
an
event
and
and
de-escalation
of
an
event.
I'm
just
wondering
if
anyone
has
given
any
consideration
to
increasing
the
amount
of
time
that
goes
into
de-escalation
task
tactics,
given
what
we
have
been
seeing
lately.
D
So
that's
all.
H
H
We
have
definitely
identified
that
as
a
major
area,
where
policing
in
general,
here
in
ottawa,
specifically
that
we
will
always
invest
the
time
and
the
resources
to
get
to
a
peaceful
outcome
in
the
past.
Unfortunately,
the
culture
of
policing
has
been
around
rapid
response,
as
opposed
to
effective
de-escalation
and
we're
seeing
that
change
across
the
board
in
policing
we're
driving
that
change
here
directly.
So
thank
you
for
that
question.
D
Yeah,
I
think
I
mean
knowing
the
legislation
is
extremely
important,
but
maybe
it
could
come
after
the
de-escalation,
more
training
and
de-escalation.
So
thank
you.
A
A
Thank
you
item
number
19
response
to
inquiry:
1
2017
fees
for
collision
report
requests.
B
If
chief
can
respond,
I
have
a
follow-up
because
I
couldn't
I
didn't
receive
the
full
response.
So
maybe
maybe
we
can.
A
A
A
A
Tonight
there
are,
I
think,
currently
12
public
delegations,
so
we're
going
to
invite
each
of
one
of
them
to
address
the
board.
Each
person
will
have
up
to
five
minutes
to
speak.
I
will
let
each
of
you
know
when
there's
30
seconds
remaining
in
in
your
time.
As
I
call
your
name,
our
executive
director
will
unmute
you,
so
you
may
speak.
A
The
board
will
not
be
accepting
questions
or
comments
from
those
who
did
not
register
in
advance
to
speak.
So
you
must
register
in
advance
to
speak
this
evening,
and
I
would
ask
that
you
please
refrain
from
putting
your
hand
up
in
the
meeting
unless
you're
a
board
member,
so
we
will
start
with
our
first
public
delegation
tonight.
Lydia
dobson
and
ms
dobson
will
be
followed
by
paul
howard.
A
So
ms
dobson
are
our
executive
director
will
unmute
you?
You
have
five
minutes
to
address
the
board:
go
ahead.
J
J
I
think
that
it's
really
important,
especially
in
a
meeting
around
policing,
that
we
do
do
this
because
of
the
origins
of
policing
in
canada,
which
are
that
the
rcmp
was
developed
as
a
force
of
colonial
rule,
and
I
think
it's
very
apt
that
we
heard
mayor
jim
watson
tonight
try
to
invoke
the
police
to
take
care
of
a
homeless
encampment,
because
that's
a
lot
of
the
work
that
we
see
happening
by
police
in
this
country.
J
I
also
want
to
say
that
I'm
really
happy
to
hear
that
there's
so
much
support
for
chief
slowly
and
so
much
support
in
a
stand
against
racism,
and
I
truly
hope
that
this
commitment
stands
against
racism
as
it
is
extended
by
the
police
into
our
communities
here
in
ottawa.
J
So
I'm
going
to
talk
about
three
specific
instances
that
happened
to
me
when
I
was
in
high
school
in
grade,
nine
police
came
through
our
school
on
a
regular
basis
with
drug
dogs,
and
they
went
through
our
belongings
and
they
often
worked
together
with
our
principals
to
kick
students
out
of
school.
When
I
was
13
years
old,
I
was
kicked
out
of
school
and
my
parents
were
successful
in
bringing
me
back
in,
but
my
parents
had
a
lot
of
privileges
that
a
lot
of
bipolar
communities
don't
so
my
parents
spoke
english
as
their
first
language.
J
J
The
second
experience
that
I
want
to
talk
about
happened
to
me
when
I
was
17
years
old.
My
best
friend
was
murdered
and
we
all
knew
the
person
who
did
it
to
her.
We
knew
that
he
suffered
from
severe
mental
health
issues.
We
knew
that
he
used
illicit
substances
and
we
knew
in
the
community
that
he
was
a
problem
for
a
long
time
before
this
happened.
J
I
want
to
really
trouble
that
notion
because
I
don't
feel
closure
and
I
don't
feel
justice
knowing
that
a
person
whose
mental
health
issues
drove
them
to
commit
murder
is
now
in
a
solitary
cell,
probably
losing
what
sanity
they
had
left.
This
isn't
a
system
that
works
and
it
doesn't
make
me
feel
better.
J
Finally,
I
want
to
talk
about
an
experience
I
had
when
I
was
21
where
another
person
in
my
community
who
was
known
to
have
serious
mental
health
issues.
Stalked
me
followed
me
home
and
eventually
the
cops
were
called
and
contrary
to
the
story
that
we
heard
earlier
tonight
from
chief
ali
about
a
a
really
solid
and
non-violent
de-escalation
plan.
What
happened
this
night
involved?
Hazing?
It
involved
violence,
it
involved
hospitalization.
J
It
involved
a
person
who
had
serious
mental
health
issues
being
detained
and
instead
of
being
put
in
a
mental
health
bed
being
put
in
a
jail,
and
after
this
happened,
he
was
released
and
I
didn't
feel
safe
and
the
police
told
me
you
should
move.
You
should
get
a
new
car.
You
should
go
to
a
different
school.
You
should
do
something
different
so
that
this
doesn't
keep
happening
to
you.
They
repeatedly
implied
to
me
that
the
person
who
had
done
this
was
somebody
who
I
had
had
an
intimate
relationship
with.
J
J
I
thought
we
were
going
to
speak
at
the
beginning
of
this
meeting
and
I
thought
that
our
voices
were
going
to
be
heard,
but
instead
I
just
repeatedly
heard
this
notion
that
there's
just
a
few
bad
apples
and
that
once
we
get
them
out,
everything's
going
to
be
fine
and
that
this
system
isn't
violent,
but
it
is
and
police
don't
stop
the
harms
from
happening.
Police
react
to
them
and
they
punish
people.
What
we
need
is
more
money
supporting
people
with
mental
health
issues
preventing
the
harm
not
reacting
to
it.
Thank
you.
A
F
Okay,
I'm
unmuted.
Now
you
are
go
ahead.
Okay,
thank
you,
chair
deans,
vice
chair
smallwood
and
ottawa
police
services
board
members.
It's
a
pleasure
to
speak
to
you
today
remotely
from
unsealed
algonquin
territory,
and
I
want
to
speak
to
you
about
my
truth
as
a
witness
to
police
practices
and
opportunity
in
heron
gate
in
south
ottawa.
F
My
passion
to
help
those
there
were
recognized
by
the
nfl
and
I
also
helped
channel
one
of
the
largest
black
lives
matter:
justice
petitions
in
ottawa's
history
with
250
000
signatures.
Let
me
clearly
state
that
systematic
racism
is
never
a
private
matter
well.
Table.
2.2
reports
today
believe
me
that
when
I
say
that
many
of
the
answers
are
known
today
as
to
how
we
can
do
better
as
a
city,
money,
I.e,
funding
and
lack
of
will
are
the
real
hurdles.
F
We'll
table
here
today,
a
summary
of
a
detailed
heron
gate,
youth
survey
with
greater
than
90
participation
that
was
taken
in
april
2018
and
april
2019
because
of
cold
fit.
It's
not
happening
this
year
yet,
but
the
results
were
a
rise
in
the
mistrust
of
police
and,
sadly
from
91
to
96
of
the
youth
in
herring
gates.
That's
not
a
great
number,
also
tabling
today
to
the
board
the
seminal
mcmurtry
curling
report
on
solving
root
causes
of
the
violence
and
the
school-to-prison
pipeline.
That
is
very,
very
real.
In
south
ottawa.
F
I
am
a
board
member,
the
ad
youth
empowerment,
one
of
the
best
initiatives
going
with
real
street
credibility,
young
animal
drug
and
anxiety,
counseling
school
to
prison
pipeline
and
harangue.
That's
a
new
youth
program
started
play
90,
nfl
clinics
skills,
drills
and
flag
football
fun
over
100
in
the
past
11
years,
including
russell
road,
always
nutritious
stocks,
the
juices
supplied.
F
A
very
subject
is
a
subject
near
and
dear
to
my
heart.
Herongate
parents
also
built
their
own
sports
field
by
hand
literally
on
their
hands
and
knees
in
saddlewood
parks.
Parents
did
this
without
permit
or
approval,
and
they
were
fed
up
with
having
nothing.
For
example,
orleans
now
has
two
fields
of
light
scoreboards
and
stands
plus
amazing
play
structures
not
having
a
splash
pad
or
pools
open,
hurt
the
youth
of
heron
gate.
F
Yeah,
so
what
I
will
say
in
closing
is
that
my
truth,
okay,
is
that
I
have
a
lot
of
hope
for
chief
slowly
yourself,
chair
deans
and
the
board
to
rethink
policing,
as
we
need
to
do
more
with
both
the
community
and
youth,
employing
new
approaches
and
methods
to
start
a
new
model
of
true
community
engagement.
Thank
you
for
listening.
F
A
A
It
might
be
a
good
time
for
me
to
point
out
to
all
the
public
delegations
this
evening
that
issues
around
funding
and
the
budget
will
be
discussed
by
this
board
in
november
at
a
public
meeting.
So
you're
certainly
welcome
to
attend
when
the
board
has
the
budgets
in
front
of
them.
The
draft
budget
would
be
healthy
to
engage
in
those
conversations
about
budget
at
that
time.
A
Sure
for
sure,
so
are
there
any
questions
for
mr
howard,
her
comments,
seeing
none
we'll
move
to
I'm
sorry,
I'm
probably
going
to
get
this
name
wrong,
but
khadijah,
el
hilali
and
kadeja.
You
have
five
minutes
to
address
the
committee.
You
can
go
ahead.
Hi.
K
Yeah,
so
it's
khadijah,
el
hilali
and
I'll
begin.
My
my
delegation.
Now,
if
that's
okay,
please
do
go
ahead.
So
I'd
like
to
begin
by
acknowledging
that
the
land
which
we
the
ottawa
community
occupy
is
the
traditional
unseated
territory
of
the
algonquin
anishinaabegi
people.
I
am
grateful
to
have
the
opportunity
to
be
president
on
this
territory.
K
I'm
here
today
to
echo
and
support
the
calls
to
defund
the
ottawa
police
and
adjacent
forms
of
policing.
In
my
city
today,
I
will
specifically
speak
on
police
misconduct
and
intimidation
by
neighborhood
by
the
neighborhood
resource
teams
and
the
ottawa
police
on
the
ottawa
police
website.
It
says,
quote:
the
neighborhood
resource
teams:
nrt
are
designed
to
increase
police
presence
and
address
community
concerns
about
crime
and
social
disorder.
K
The
community
police
officer
cpo
will
still
remain
the
single
point
of
contact
for
each
neighborhood
and
will
work
closely
with
community
partners
and
nrt
officers
to
increase
the
safety
of
those
areas.
These
include
addressing
issues
like
problem
addresses,
drug
dealing
and
other
incidents
that
require
a
coordinated
response.
End
quote
my
community
and
eyes:
concerns
stem
directly
from
this
misinformation
and
manipulation
of
power
to
enforce
a
hierarchy
and
impose
fear.
K
I
have
lived
in
ward
13,
slash
overbrook
for
over
15
years,
and
I
have
witnessed
police
police
cars
and
suvs,
speeding,
erratically
in
residential
areas,
school
zones
and
park
areas.
I
have
seen
them
turning
on
their
sirens
on
to
pass
a
red
light
and
turn
it
off
once
they've
passed
it
I've
seen
illegally
parked
suvs
and
cars
and
other
disgusting
behavior.
Once
I
have
once
I
was
interrogated
by
a
police
officer
for
30
minutes,
while
recording
a
project
video
in
a
park
because
he
supposedly
because
supposedly
neighbors,
had
concerns
about
my
presence
and
equipment.
K
K
They
can
feel
threatened
by
it
and
actively
avoid
it.
So
the
question
remains:
what
is
the
purpose
of
increasing
police
presence
in
neighborhoods
when
we
have
seen
many
studies
expose
that
these
tactics
are
not
successful
in
reducing
crime,
an
increased
police
presence
which
includes
transit
inspectors
and
enforcement
officers
does
not
keep
us
safe.
Rather,
it
directly
threatens
and
traumatizes
the
lives
of
our
most
vulnerable
communities.
K
Investing
money
into
policing
does
not
reduce
crime,
however,
putting
money
into
communities
reduces
crime.
Crime
prevention
starts
with
funding
social
programs
and
creating
opportunities.
In
some,
the
police
budget
costs
the
taxpayers
more
than
transportation,
public
libraries
and
public
health
combined.
K
We
are
spending
more
money
on
policing
than
meaningful
support
services
to
communities.
I'm
not
comfortable
continuing
to
fund
racist
policing
in
my
community
at
the
expense
of
essential
services
like
housing,
firefighting,
transit,
libraries
and
community
health
centers
in
the
face
of
cyclical
police
violence
happening
throughout
north
america.
Right
now,
there's
no
better
time
to
commit
ourselves
to
change.
We.
We
have
seen
that
investing
in
body
cameras,
civilian
reviews
or
de-escalation
and
implicit
bias.
Training
does
not
work.
K
What
we
have,
what
we
need
is
leadership
that
can
initiate
a
reduction
in
the
immense
police
violence
that
targets
our
most
marginalized
people
toward
the
eventual
abolition
of
police
and
prisons
instead
of
investing
in
police
our
city
prior,
our
city
must
prioritize
alternatives
like
education,
increased
mental
health
services,
housing
initiatives,
income
security,
harm
reduction,
services
and
other
things.
I
am
asking
you
to
create
a
better
future
for
all
residents
in
our
city
by
divesting
from
harmful
policing
and
investing
in
life
affirming
services.
K
Lastly,
in
some,
the
ottawa
police
does
not
deserve
high
praise,
as
mr
slowly
earlier
stated
earlier
today.
I
welcome
questions
and
comments
at
this
time.
I'd
also
like
to
take
a
minute
to
to
address
that
this
meeting
is
inaccessible
by
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
individuals,
and
also
that
some
of
the
members
on
the
board
have
their
notifications
on.
So
we
can
all
hear
the
the
dings
and
the
notification
sounds,
which
is
a
little
bit
distracting,
and
that
brings
me
to
an
end
of
my
delegation.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
khadijah.
There
was
a
lot
in
in
your
comments,
so
we
appreciate
them.
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments
or
concerns
from
any
member
of
the
board
or
youtube
slowly?
Okay?
Well,
khadijah.
We
heard
loud
and
clear
what
you
had
to
say.
We
appreciate
you
participating
we'll,
certainly
take
your
comments
and
concerns
into
consideration
as
we
move
forward.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
this
evening.
We'll
move
now
to
mpp
joel
harden.
G
Thank
you
it's
nice
to
see
you
back.
I
I
want
to
begin
by
thanking
the
ottawa
police
services
board
for
for
allowing
me
to
debut
today.
G
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
I'm
speaking
today
with
a
bit
of
a
heavy
heart,
it's
been
a
tough
time,
as
many
people
have
already
acknowledged
to
think
about
the
oversight
of
policing
and
the
impact
of
policing
in
our
community.
G
If
you
follow
the
abridged
dialogue,
the
moment
at
which
the
nazi
officers
leave
the
room
is
the
moment
when
hitler
is
reported
to
say
anybody
who
disagrees
that
structural
racism
or
systemic
racism
is
a
problem.
Please
leave
the
room
and
that's
when
the
mass
exodus
happens
and,
frankly,
that's
when
my
heart
sank,
because
the
world
has
been
having
a
conversation
since
the
death
of
george
floyd
about
what
we
do
to
keep
our
community
safe
and
how
we
keep
them
safe.
G
Our
office
really
tries
to
be
available
and
relatable
and
reachable
by
members
of
the
public
and
we've
been
contacted
by
a
whole
host
of
folks
in
this
moment,
and
I
want
to
share
two
of
the
more
powerful
stories
that
leave
an
impression
with
me
and
I
hope
they
leave
an
impression
with
members
of
the
board.
I
think
you're,
aware
of
at
least
one
of
them
and
and
rank
and
file
officers
who
are
listening
out
there.
G
G
I
am
deeply
deeply
disturbed
at
the
public
comments
alleged
to
have
been
made
never
denied
by
mr
scoff,
who
is
the
recognized
leader
in
our
city
of
the
ottawa
police
and
what
I
hope
to
say
directly
to
officers
who
are
maybe
listening
to
this
is
the
silence
is
deafening
frankly,
when
there
isn't
an
equal
condemnation
from
the
rank
and
file
when
the
erstwhile
leader
of
police
in
our
city
calls
one
of
the
most
path-breaking
racialized
women
in
our
country,
a
misogynist
slur,
I'm
very
honored
and
happy
to
hear
what
mayor
watson
had
to
say
on
this
matter.
G
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
miss
ali's
home
was
targeted
in
the
middle
of
the
night
on
september
13th
by
an
intoxicated,
individual
and
she
and
her
family
reported
this
matter
to
the
police.
But
she
lives
in
daily
fear
of
being
a
target
in
a
context
where
there
has
been
no
immediate
accountability.
For
mr
scoffer's
comments.
G
G
A
And
thank
you
mpp
for
being
here
with
us
today
and
for
your
comments.
We've
all
been
moving,
what
you
had
to
say
and
is
there
anyone
who
has
any
question
or
comment
for
joel
harden,
saying
none.
Thank
you
again
for
being
here
with
us
today,
we'll
now
move
to
usama
moulay.
G
Thank
you,
chair
dean.
Thank
you,
chief
of
police
and
mayor
watson,
for
allowing
me
to
speak
today.
I
had
a
whole
statement
written
down
about
how
I
feel
about
how
policing
is
done.
In
these
I
say
some
people
call
it
urban,
neighborhoods,
cultural
neighbors
or
whatever
you
want
to
call
it.
I
grew
up
in
these
neighborhoods
and
two
of
these
neighbors
are
predominantly
inhabited
by
minorities.
G
G
I
have
a
page
on
facebook
in
regards
to
that
to
the
people
that
are
being
moved
out
of
their
homes,
but
I
want
to
speak
specifically
to
the
policing,
that's
being
done
in
the
neighborhoods,
because,
honestly,
when
growing
up
in
these
neighborhoods,
we
all
wanted
to
be
cops.
We
looked
up
to
them
up
until
we
reached
the
age
of
about
10,
11
years
old
and
we
get
treated
for
the
first
time
as
not
a
kid,
but
as
a
criminal
like
we're
up
to
something
and
that's
the
time
where
my
perception
of
police
started.
Switching.
G
We
looked
up
to
police
officers,
we
always
wanted
to
be
them.
We
always
admired
them.
We
respected
them
for
protecting
our
communities
until
we
started
getting
treated
like
we're
the
ones
affecting
those
communities
in
a
negative
manner,
with
the
crimes
and
with
drug
activity,
whatever
you
want
to
call
it
growing
up
in
these
neighborhoods
was
very
tough
for
me,
as
it
was
mentioned
before.
Oftentimes
police
officers
themselves
don't
respect
simple
rules
such
as
they
speed
through
the
neighborhoods,
as
khadijah
mentioned
earlier.
G
They
literally
bully
us,
you
could
be
kids
sitting
in
a
park
and
we
would
get
kicked
out
of
the
park
just
because
somebody
always
those
always
somebody
who
reported
that
we
looked
like
some
suspects
of
a
burglary
or
this
or
that
we
always
fit
the
description
yet
we're
also
different
within
these
communities.
Everybody
is
different.
We
come
from
all
all
walks
of
the
world.
You
know
all
different
countries
all
different
places,
yet
we
always
fit
the
description.
K
G
A
G
I'm
sorry
there
you
go
so
I
said
that
I
saw
chief
slowly
saying
that
the
police
requires
the
confidence
of
the
public.
I
think
it's
more
of
a
matter
of
earning
the
competence
and
earning
the
trust
of
the
public
first
claiming
to
be
agents
of
change
when
I
have
been
living
within
these
communities
for
about
20
years
and
I've
not
seen
anything,
I've
been
getting
treated
the
same
way
ever
since
I've
been
looking
like,
I
could
be
up
to
something
bad
ever
since
I'm
old
enough
to
look
like
I
could
be
up
to
something
bad.
G
I've
been
getting
treated
the
same
way.
These
kids
are
kids
that
have
nothing
to
to
to
look
forward
to.
When
you
look
at
it
oftentimes,
they
have
nothing
to
they
they're
being
mistreated
in
every
walks
of
life
and
then,
when
they're
within
their
communities
within
their
homes,
they
get
treated
the
same
way.
They
have
no
advantages,
they
have
no
privileges
whatsoever,
and
I
literally
witnessed
just
this
week.
Kids
getting
kicked
out
of
a
basketball
court
because
they
were
there
after
dark
or
whatever.
It
is
right.
G
A
Okay,
some
had
about
a
minute
and
five
seconds
left
osama.
Are
you
back?
No
okay?
Well,
maybe
we'll
just
hold
there
and
if
osama
rejoins,
we
will
give
him
this
extra
minute
at
the
end.
But
in
the
meantime,
if
we
can't
get
him
back,
we
will
go
to
our
next
public
delegation.
A
So
charlene
de
rossier
was
next
but
she's
not
able
to
join
us
at
this
time.
So
we're
going
to
go
to
megan
linton.
L
L
Okay,
thank
you
for
having
me
speaking
here
today,
I'm
speaking
as
a
psychiatric
survivor,
a
masters
public
policy
student
and
a
member
of
the
rito
vanier
neighborhood
following
the
de-institutionalization
of
disabled
people
from
mental
institutions
in
the
1960s
police,
began
decades
of
reforms
designed
to
decrease
the
number
of
violent
interactions
between
police
and
disabled
people.
L
These
reforms
have
included
mandatory
for
mental
health.
First
aid
training
establishing
mental
health
units,
among
others.
These
reforms
have
continually
failed,
resulting
in
continuous
violence
against
disabled
people,
and
investments
such
as
those
today
into
tasers
and
glocks
have
repeatedly
delivered
our
devices
that
have
repeatedly
delivered
deathly
force.
L
L
Presently,
the
waiting
list
for
disabled
adults
to
access
services
is
twice
as
long
as
the
number
of
people
placed
within
the
services
resulting
in
an
over-incarceration
of
disabled
people,
who
are
routinely
placed
in
solitary
confinement.
L
Disabled
people
experience
higher
rates
of
incarceration
as
a
result
of
poverty
substantially
because
of
the
safe
streets
act
and
the
criminalization
of
routine
behavior,
such
as
public
urination
sexuality
and
what
is
considered
disorderly
conduct
by
the
police
services
living
in
the
market.
I
have
never
seen
the
amount
of
police
presence
a
day
does
not
go
by
without
multiple
sirens
and
each
year
the
market
continues
to
change
their
police
services,
shifting
from
beats
and
blocks
to
the
contemporary
neighborhood
resource
teams
with
each
year.
L
However,
these
policing
initiatives
report
back
that
the
problems,
in
fact
lack
of
access
to
safe
injection
sites,
overuse
of
drugs
that
are
unnecessarily
criminalized
and
a
lack
of
homes
that
result
in
people
doing
things
that
they
would
not
otherwise
have
to
do.
L
Well,
currently,
the
city
invests
in
police
as
one
form
of
criminalization.
They
work
collectively
with
the
ambassadors
who,
just
last
year,
noted
that
the
city
over
polices
resulting
in
increased
costs.
L
Wherein
what
is
needed
is
greater
access
to
addiction
and
mental
health
supports
I'm
curious,
based
on
the
decisions
today,
one
to
carry
the
motion
of
glocks
and
two
to
invest.
Almost
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
into
the
tasers
repeatedly
been
used
against
disabled
people,
particularly
disabled
people,
of
color,
how
we
are
shifting
towards
a
a
rapid
de-escalation.
I
do
not
understand
how
the
per
mass
purchase
of
tasers
in
an
attempt
to
arm
front-line
responders
is
part
of
our
desire
to
produce
rapid
de-escalation.
L
A
L
Up
so,
given
that
you
have
repeatedly
stated
that
there
is
budget
shortages,
I
recommend
and
continue
to
recommend
the
decriminalization
of
drug
use,
sex
work,
panhandling
and
other
broken
window,
policing
policies
that
disproportionately
impact
disabled
and
houseless
people
shifting
towards
a
housing.
First
approach.
A
A
H
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation
megan.
I
I
do
note.
The
current
state
of
the
community
safety
and
well-being
planning
led
by
tony
de
monte
of
the
city,
supported
by
crime
prevention,
ottawa
and
the
surveying
of
communities
across
the
city
has
identified
housing
as
the
number
one
issue
to
be
dealt
with
in
the
first
year.
I
know
that
may
not
be
a
lot
of
solace
to
someone
like
yourself,
but
it
is
an
indication
of
an
advancement
in
legislation
and
local
coordination.
H
That's
identifying
a
range
of
issues
that
contribute
and
underpin
disorder
issues
and
crime
issues
will
certainly
support
that
ongoing
process,
as
is
legislative
acquired
and,
as
I
believe,
is
necessary.
Integrated
service
delivery
model
that
that
we
advocate
for
as
well.
The
proof
will
be
in
the
pudding,
but
I
think,
there's
some
clear
indications
around
priority
setting
that's
taking
place
through
that
new
legislation
that
will
bring
a
broader
sense
of
community
safety
and
well-being.
Beyond
the
traditional
criminogenic
discussions
that
we've
had
in
policing
for
my
entire
30
years
to
date,.
A
Thank
you
chief
slowly
and
thank
you
again
megan.
I
don't
see
any
other
hands
up
so
we'll
leave
it
at
that.
Thank
you
for
participating
today
and
we'll
move
to
our
next
speaker,
erica
ifill
from
the
coalition
against
more
surveillance,
cams
so
erica
over
to
you.
You
have
five
minutes
to
address
the
board.
I
Thank
you.
Can
everybody
hear
me,
I
think
we're
good.
Thank
you.
At
the
last
meeting,
the
coalition
against
more
surveillance
shared
our
position
on
body-worn
cameras,
a
position
supported
by
evidence
telling
us
that
these
do
not
prevent
incidents
of
racism
and
police
brutality.
It
is
support.
It
is
also
positioned,
supported
by
privacy
experts
who
have
concerns
about
surveillance
in
all
forms,
knowing
that
surveillance
tools
are
often
weaponized
against
black
indigenous
and
racialized
communities.
I
As
you
know,
during
george
floyd,
the
police
had
body
worn
cameras,
then
too,
and
that
did
not
prevent
his
death.
We're
here
to
remind
you
of
the
calls
to
defund
the
police.
We
ask
once
again
the
boardwalkers
take
these
calls
seriously.
I
Ottawa
residents
are
pleading
for
community-based
resources
and
supports
that
do
not
come
in
the
form
of
more
cops,
more
cameras,
more
cages
or
more
weapons.
We're
also
here
to
talk
about
other
surveillance
and
privacy
concerns
on
august
17th,
the
cbc
published
an
article
exposing
the
fact
that
police
forces
across
ontario
had
access
to
a
covet
19
database.
I
Secondly,
over
the
summer,
we
noticed
that
the
ottawa
police
force
has
dozens
of
social
media
accounts.
Apart
from
the
main
and
verified
ottawa
police
account
on
twitter,
there
are
several
others,
including
ops,
traffic
case
manager,
ops,
youth,
section,
ottawa,
police,
nrt,
ops,
sros,
ops,
hoopstars
and,
of
course,
accounts
run
by
individual
officers,
including
the
chief
on
various
platforms.
I
I
The
individual
was
standing
on
a
bridge
in
clear
need
of
help
and
an
officer
thought
it
would
be
a
good
idea
to
take
the
picture
of
them
and
post
it
online.
This
is
a
gross
violation
of
privacy,
in
addition
to
threatening
the
individual's
mental
health
safety
as
and
is
an
example
of
why
we
need
to
pivot
to
community-based
solution,
especially
for
people
in
crisis.
I
Another
example
is
from
the
ops,
sro
west
and
ottawa
police
nrt
accounts
where
pictures
of
bipoc
children,
racialized
children
are
often
shared
many
with
police
officers
standing
next
to
them
without
masks.
We
in
the
middle
of
a
global
cat
pandemic.
We
want
to
know
who
is
making
the
decisions
about
what
gets
posted
on
these
accounts.
I
What
are
the
social
media
policies
in
the
force
and
what
are
the
accountability
mechanisms
in
place
for
this
contemptible
behavior,
as
are
our
officers
asking
for
consent
before
taking
and
sharing
someone's
photo
online
for
ottawa
police
pr?
These
are
serious
surveillance
and
privacy
issues
and
we
hope
the
board
can
get
get
us
some
answers.
I
Finally,
while
we
will
be
back
here
in
november
for
budget
talks,
it's
never
too
early
to
start
planning
a
reminder
to
the
board
that
the
city
of
ottawa
spends
almost
20
percent
of
taxpayer
dollars
on
funding
the
police.
This
is
comparable
to
the
tax
dollars
on
public
health,
paramedics,
libraries,
social
housing
parks
and
recreation
and
employment
services
combined.
I
I
Defunding.
The
police
would
put
an
end
to
mass
surveillance
on
black
communities
and
the
end
to
the
use
of
technologies
that
criminalize
and
target
our
communities.
Last
week's
speech
to
wrap
up
right
last
week's
speech
from
the
throne
set
the
priorities
for
the
federal
government
in
terms
of
criminal
justice,
including
shifting
resources
towards
community-led
initiatives.
We
must
do
the
same
to
save
our
marginalized
communities
in
closing
systemic
racism
is
not
about
a
few
black
bad
apples.
I
It
means
that
no
matter
who
is
a
part
of
that
system,
it
will
produce
disparate
outcomes
based
on
race,
with
the
burden
of
negative
impacts
of
over-policing.
To
be
born
on
black
and
indigenous
community
as
we
continue
to
live
through
the
pandemic
and
an
economic
recession,
keep
in
mind
that
one
bad
apple
spoils
the
whole
bunch,
and
that
is
systemic.
H
Eric
appreciate
your
deputation,
I
believe
we
had.
I
thought
we
had
submitted
a
response
around
the
iowa
police
service's
access
to
that
health
set
of
records
that
you
referenced.
I
was
looking
for
it
in
the
minutes,
but
I'll
try
to
get
a
an
answer
for
chair
dean's
to
provide
if
we
haven't
already
done
so.
I
thought
it
was
in
last
month's
minutes,
but
it
may
be
still
to
be
provided.
H
Okay,
so
those
minutes
will
be
posted,
maybe
erica
you
can
refer
to
them
once
they're
posted
and
you
can
have
your
own
assessment
about
our
relative
level
of
compliance
on
that
issue.
Secondly,
I
I
noted
your
points
around
social
media.
It's
an
increasingly
difficult
area,
for
I
think
every
member
of
society
to
manage
not
the
least
of
which
police
services.
I
take
your
points
and
share
many
of
your
concerns.
H
In
fact,
we
are
going
to
be
we're
in
the
current
process
of
reviewing
our
entire
social
media
strategy,
improving
our
governance
and
particularly
aligning
it
around
privacy
issues.
It'll
likely
result
in
some
some
alignment
and
reduction
in
our
accounts,
and
hopefully,
more
positive
and
effective
communications
on
those
platforms.
But
I
I
take
your
points
and
we'll
consider
them
in
our
review.
Thank
you.
So
much
chair.
A
Thank
you
chief,
slowly
and
eric.
I
know
that
member
meehan
has
been
asking
a
lot
of
questions
around
our
social
media
strategy,
and
so
I
think
you
can
expect
us
to
address
that
in
the
in
the
months
ahead.
Thank
you
and
for
being
here
today,
we'll
move
now
to.
A
J
Great
hello
to
my
fellow
delegates,
members
of
the
board
and
members
of
the
public
listening
in
today
before
I
begin
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
that
the
land
upon
which
otto
exists
is
the
unseated
unsurrendered
stolen
land
of
the
algonquin
and
snobby
peoples,
whose
resistance
is
ongoing,
whether
in
ottawa
and
working
towards
abolishing
the
police
or
in
solidarity
with
the
moose
moratorium
settlers,
have
a
responsibility
to
be
allies
in
this
resistance
and
the
ongoing
fight
towards
decolonization
and
returning
land
returning
stewardship
to
the
traditional
keepers
of
this
land.
J
The
purpose
of
my
statement
in
today's
meeting
as
last
month
and
as
always,
is
to
advocate
for
the
defunding
disarming
and
eventual
abolition
of
the
ottawa
police.
During
my
statement
in
last
month's
meeting,
I
advocated
for
defunding
through
three
calls
to
action
number
one
that
the
ottawa
police
services
board
never
again
vote
to
increase
the
ottawa
police
services
budget.
J
I
return
to
these
three
calls
today
with
an
additional
call
for
consultation
you
see
in
order
to
follow
through
on
defunding
the
police.
We
must
also
define
it
a
definition
which
includes
the
diversity
of
funds
from
police
departments,
reallocating
toward
reallocating
towards
non-policing
forms
of
public
safety
and
community
support,
including,
but
not
limited
to
social
services,
youth
services,
housing,
education,
health
care
and
other
community
resources,
but
defending
the
police
also
means
redefining
safety.
It
also
includes
a
definition.
We
must
all
collectively
define
a
definition
that
must
be
made
in
consultation
with
our
communities.
J
One
consultation
process
that
ottawa
could
follow
student
is
that
of
edmonton
alberta,
which,
just
as
of
june
of
this
year,
their
city
council
hosted
a
virtual
public
hearing
about
the
future
of
policing
in
their
city.
Not
only
did
this
consultation
draw
over
80
delegates,
many
of
whom
proposed
their
own
vision
of
re,
investing
funds
towards
the
pub
towards
public
safety,
but
later
that
week
a
motion
passed
and
to
freeze
edmonton's
next
year
police
budget,
as
at
2020
levels,
the
additional
funding
cut
from
the
budget
was
divested
towards
programs
aimed
towards
community
safety.
J
We
can
all
agree
that
investment
in
war
weapons
is
not
the
way
forward,
which
is
why,
in
addition
to
a
public
hearing
process,
I
implore
you
to
divest
funds
from
the
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
motion
towards
replacing
guns
and
purchasing
new
tasers
to
instead
be
funneled
towards
honorarians
and
compensation
for
the
community
members.
You
would
then
consult
in
these
processes.
J
The
disarm
part
of
defund,
disarm
and
abolish
is
sitting
right
in
front
of
you,
invest
in
the
safety
of
your
community
and
not
more
policing
or
weapons.
I'd
like
to
conclude
by
calling
the
action
for
others
to
speak
up,
speak
out
and
continue
the
resistance
and
demanding
this
city
defend
the
police.
This
resistance
is
ongoing
and
we
owe
each
other
a
safer
future
away
from
the
violent
systemically
racist
institutions
of
policing
black
lives
matter.
Black
trans
lives
matter,
indigenous
lives
matter
to
spirit
lives
matter,
abolish
the
police.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Seeing
none
we'll
move
to
our
next
next
presenter,
sam
hirsch,
hi
sam.
A
C
Okay,
wonderful!
Well,
you
know.
First,
I
want
to
welcome
you
back
chair
indians.
It's
good
to
see
you
here
healthy
and
serving
your
roles
again.
C
You
know
so
I'm
here
today
as
a
private
ottawa
citizen,
but
also
as
a
member
of
several
other
groups,
including
horizon
ottawa,
and
a
supporter
of
groups
like
the
justice
for
abdurah
coalition
coalition,
gets
more
surveillance,
the
criminalization
and
punishment
education
project
and
others
who
have
done
important
work,
holding
the
ottawa
police,
accountable
and
educating
residents
about
police
violence.
C
I
spoke
at
the
july
police
services
board,
hoping
that
I
wouldn't
have
to
come
back
so
soon.
Today.
I
speak
to
you
board
members,
not
specifically
about
the
police
themselves,
but
about
you
the
board.
I
don't
need
to
go
into
arguments
anymore
of
why
the
actions
of
the
police,
these
past
few
months
or
decades
even
have
been
reprehensible,
like
the
death
of
abdullah
abdi
at
the
hands
of
daniel
monson,
which
the
mayor
who
is
here
today
and
I'll
speak
directly
to
you.
C
Mayor,
has
failed
and
refused
to
condemn
or
why
people
are
angry
or
why
we
should
reallocate
their
resources
to
departments
that
may
be
better
suited
to
care
for
and
protect
our
communities.
I
think
the
case
for
that
has
been
made
abundantly
clear
and
has
been
made
with
courage,
depth
and
poise
by
many
community
members
who
have
given
up
their
time
and
energy
to
share
their
hiring
experiences
with
the
police
with
you,
the
board
and
the
public.
C
C
It's
true
that
city
council
does
not
have
much
of
an
ability
to
fund
the
police
because
of
provincial
legislation,
but
you
do
you
have
the
power,
as
far
as
I
know,
and
understand,
to
hold
the
police
force
accountable.
That
is
what
the
community
expects
of
you,
especially
young
people,
the
vast
majority
of
which
support
the
defining
of
police
70
70
77,
as
noted
in
a
recent
poll.
C
But
you
are
failing
on
that
front:
you're,
failing
residents
of
the
city,
you're,
failing
racialized
and
marginalized
communities
who
have
demanded
better
across
the
city
for
decades
and
you're,
failing
those
who
have
come
here
and
shared
personal
stories
of
trauma
and
hardship
induced
by
the
police,
you
thank
them
for
their
passion
and
continue
to
go
along
with
the
status
quo,
which
clearly
is
not
working.
I
understand
that
the
auto
police
force
is
a
powerful
organization
and
that
matt,
scoff
and
the
auto
police
association
have
a
lot
of
influence.
C
C
The
case
has
been
made
abundantly
clear
and
at
this
point,
if
you're
not
following
it,
you're
the
problem,
you're
being
complacent,
you're,
ignoring
obvious
facts,
police
cannot
be
first
responders
to
mental
health
calls
and
police
in
many
instances
do
not
keep
people
safe
or
make
people
feel
safe.
That's
not
subjective.
It's
fact
like
in
halifax.
We
need
to
create
safe
spaces.
C
Beyond
these
meetings
for
meaningful
engagement
and
consultation,
you
are
our
link
to
the
police,
one
of
our
only
public
bodies
that
we
have
to
be
able
to
hold
them
accountable
and
to
change
the
way
we
think
about
community
safety
and
well-being
in
the
city.
We
are
asking
to
do
the
right
thing,
listen
to
residents
and
do
your
job.
Thank
you.
Merci.
A
Thank
you,
sam
for
your
presentation
today.
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments
or
concerns
from
members
of
the
board
or
youtube
foley
saying
none?
Thank
you
and
sam.
I
just
said
to
you.
I
I
also
happen
to
be
the
chair
of
crime
prevention,
ottawa
and
we
are
providing
feedback
on
the
community
safety
and
well-being
plan.
So
it
may
be
at
some
point
that
we
need
to
link
them
in
as
well,
but
thank
you
nice
to
see
you
sam,
and
we
appreciate
you
being
here
and
offering
your
comments
to
the
board
today.
A
G
Hello,
there
can
folks
hear
me
we
can
okay,
wonderful,
so
first,
I
would
like
to
reiterate
what
lydia
dobson
said
about
letting
those
with
lived
experiences
go
first,
I
think
that's
an
excellent
idea.
I
would
also
like
to
give
a
shout
out
to
all
the
brave
people
who've
spoken
here
today
and
no
it's
not
easy.
G
I
had
a
very
short
speech
and
I
actually
emailed
it
in
writing,
but
you
know
since
since
being
here,
I
think
I've
had
to
change
my
speech
after
hearing
what
the
priorities
of
the
police
board
are,
and
second
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
just
the
sheer
amount
of
people
who've
been
coming
to
rallies
here
and
abroad
to
defund
and
abolish
police
on
and
offline
and
ottawa.
There
are
thousands
of
people,
including
teachers,
mental
health
professionals
and
people
who
experience
the
violence
of
poverty,
racism
and
being
pushed
to
the
merchants.
G
Who've
been
organizing
and
signing.
You
know
petitions
for
defunding
and
abolishing
the
police.
This
effort
has
been
going
on
non-stop
since
for
for
months
now,
and
I
really
would
like
to
raise
that
that
to
the
board
and
make
sure
that
they
understand
just
the
sheer
volume
of
people
in
ottawa
who
share
this.
You
know
this.
This
notion
that
we
must
defund
and
abolish
the
police.
G
So
I'm
going
to
talk
about
that
because
I
know
there's
always
a
sort
of
a
deflection
of
like
well.
What
does
that
mean?
I'm
not
sure
what
that
means,
and-
and
I'm
going
to
give
three
solid
reasons
of
why
that's
actually
quite
important,
defending
the
police
and
abolishing
the
police
is
a
call
for
a
city
budget
that
has
at
its
principal
purpose
defense
against
calamity.
G
Like
you
know,
as
we've
seen
now
tornadoes
I
mean
when
have
there
ever
been
tornadoes
in
ottawa
flood
things
like
that,
it
also
includes
opportunities
for
advancement
in
our
city,
just
for
people
who
work
for
the
city,
or
things
like
that
or
city
grants
for
people
who
need
money,
or,
quite
frankly,
just
money
for
people
who
need
it,
and
we
know
that
there's
lots
of
people
whose
voices
we
don't
hear,
who
just
quite
frankly,
need
more
money
and
also
you
know
it
focuses
on
using
the
powers.
G
So
let
me
go
back
just
to
what
I
said.
It
includes
opportunities
for
advancement
in
our
city,
rather
than
one
that
focuses
on
using
the
powers
of
organized
violence
to
contain
and
direct
the
effects
of
abandonment,
by
which
I
mean
poverty
caused
by
the
long-time
pulling
of
public
funds
to
to
help
our
most
vulnerable
people.
A
city
budget
meeting
is
a
health
matter.
It's
not
something
that
should
be
pushed
aside,
as
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
seen
since
the
creation
of
the
black
lives
matter.
G
This
should
not.
This
should
have
been
done
decades
ago,
while
as
one
step
four
we've
seen
today
that
more
money
for
weapons
like
glocks
and
tasers
is
two
step
backwards.
Why
do
we
need
so
many
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
for
tasers
and
non-lethal
weapons?
That's
ridiculous!
Why
do
we
need
more
guns?
It
just
from
it
just
doesn't
make
sense.
It
boggles
the
mind,
know
what
it's
like
to
be:
the
primary
caregiver
for
a
young
man
going
through
schizophrenia
and
homelessness.
G
It's
incredibly
expensive,
it's
more
mentally
taxing
than
any
other
kind
of
caregiving
that
I've
had
to
do,
and
I've
had
to
do
tons
of
it.
300
000
could
mean
three
thousand
emergency
hotel
rooms
for
mentally
ill.
Both
know
where
to
go
just
as
an
example.
The
last
time
I
called
3-1-1
there
were
two
beds
available
just
two,
but
with
all
that
said,
what
I'm
most
disgusted
by
is
that
the
board
has
not
mentioned
the
white
supremacist
group
blue
lives
matter
today.
G
The
fbi
has
recently
reported
on
the
infiltration
of
law
enforcement
and
security
organizations
by
white
supremacists
via
online
groups
and
since
at
least
2016
we've
seen
evidence
of
people
in
canada,
including
law
enforcement.
Well,
in
fact,
pretty
much
only
law
enforcement
and
security
organizations
wearing
the
blue
lives
matter
patch
in
the
police
and
insecurity
companies.
This
movement
crosses
borders
and
is
now
here
in
canada,
as
you
can
easily
see,
on
facebook,
or
in
one
of
the
many
police
watchdog
groups,
facebook
pages
or
websites
that
have
existed
since
since
the
early
2000s.
A
F
A
F
A
Much
to
address
one
thing
that
you
said
because
you
were
the
delegation
that
raised
it
along
with
lydia
dobson,
and
that
is
asking
us
to
prioritize
people
on
the
public
agenda
with
lived
experience.
I
I
don't
think,
that's
possible.
We
don't
always
have
information
about
what
people
are
going
to
speak
about
when
they
register
to
speak.
A
We
do
it,
we
do
it
in
the
order
that
people
request.
So
if
people
with
lived
experiences
would
like
to
go
first,
if
they
request
earlier
position
on
the
agenda,
then
they
will
be
at
the
top
of
the
agenda,
but
it
would
be
very
difficult
for
us
to
reorder
an
agenda
with.
You
know:
people
with
the
most
lived
experience
first
and
from
a
community
coordination
point
of
view.
A
I
think
it's
unrealistic,
so
I
just
wanted
to
tell
you
it's
not
that
we
didn't
hear
your
suggestion
and
we
understand
your
suggestion,
but
it
would
be
difficult
for
us
to
do
so
in
the
future.
If
someone
wants,
I
mean
if
someone
wants
to
give
up
their
spot
to
someone
else,
they
can
certainly
do
that
or
if
you
call
early
to
or
make
a
request
to
speak
on
the
next
agenda
early,
then
you
will
be
at
the
top
of
the
agenda.
So
thank
you
for
being
here.
Is
there
any
one?
A
J
The
police
need
to
be
situated
in
a
broader
conversation
about
shifting
how
we
deal
with
and
understand,
violence,
social
harm
and
conflict
with
one
another
in
our
community.
These
calls
recognize
the
harm's
enforcement
prosecution
and
other
systems
and
cultures
of
punishment
are
causing
communities.
They
recognize
the
core
mandate
of
a
settler.
Colonial
state,
like
so-called
canada,
was
never
designed
in
a
way
to
ensure
the
safety
and
well-being
of
all
people.
J
You
can't
find
your
silver
bullets
of
reform
in
a
system
or
institution
that
is
doing
exactly
what
it
was
designed
to
do.
These
institutions
are
based
on
a
white
nationalism,
protecting
property
and
the
ongoing
genocide
and
colonization
of
indigenous
peoples
and
their
land
and
exploiting
anyone
for
economic
gains,
while
continuously
cutting
back
social
supports
everyone,
including
racialized
people,
can
be
complicit
in
maintaining
these
cultures,
values
and
systems.
Systemic
oppression
such
as
racism,
is
describing
something
much
bigger
than
individual
choices
and
biases.
J
These
calls
recognize
that
laws
are
not
created
with
the
interest
of
all
people,
nor
are
they
applied
to
all
people
in
a
fair
way.
The
board
should
already
be
familiar
with
all
of
this,
as
you
recently
passed
a
motion
to
address
the
issue
of
systemic
racism,
specifically
within
ops
in
your
meeting
in
june
of
this
year.
J
We
are
not
calling
to
abandon
the
community,
but
calling
to
make
these
bonds
stronger
and
begin
building
and
expanding
the
services
and
supports
that
could
respond
to
calls
for
service
and
crises
in
a
way
that
isn't
perpetuating
more
violence,
more
harm
and
more
trauma
I'll
make
it
really
clear.
We
don't
want
cops
near
any
of
this.
The
calls
to
defund
the
police
are
not
asking
for
impunity
when
someone
has
caused
a
harm,
but
actually
calls
to
create
environments
and
relationships
where
they
can
step
into
a
meaningful
accountability.
J
Centered
around
a
healing
justice,
not
a
punitive
one,
and
you
know
actually
addressing
the
issue,
so
they're
not
happening
and
happening
again.
These
calls
recognize
that
police
are
inherently
toxic
and
that
those
who
have
chosen
to
work
within
these
institutions
are
not
immune
to
these
power
structures
and
are
also
likely
experiencing
harms
whether
they
want
to
admit
that
or
not.
We
see
the
manifestation
of
these
toxic
systems
in
the
harmful
interactions
police
have
with
the
community
in
person
in
videos
and
in
their
online
interactions
and
based
on
how
they
treat
each
other.
J
We
see
it
in
how
police
frame
their
relationships
with
the
community,
as
in
us
versus
them
relationship
when
the
concerns
of
the
community
are
being
framed
as
attacks
and
bringing
out
defensive
officers.
It's
clear:
there's
no
space
for
accountability.
Now,
I'd
like
to
offer
some
practical
next
steps.
J
This
way
we
can
stop
referring
to
calls
for
social
justice
and
community
well-being
as
pipe
dreams,
as
I
have
heard
it
but
be
referred
to
this
in
this
space
before.
Second,
we
can
replace
the
current
advisory
board
responsible
for
the
implementation
of
ottawa's
community
safety
and
well-being
plan
with
existing
community
groups
who
meet
the
legislative
requirement.
J
The
current
advisory
committee
has
no
real
community
presence
and
the
spirit
of
this
legislation
and
prevention
of
harms
is
meant
to
be
community-led
and
grassroots.
This
is
a
practical
first
step
towards
building
capacity
in
the
community
to
eventually
render
the
police
obsolete
and
abolish
them.
What
skeptics
of
this
move
failed
to
understand
is
that
many
community
groups
are
already
doing
this
work
and
responding
to
crises
engaging
in
harm
reduction
practices,
because
many
of
them
know
that
police
have
always
been
a
source
of
harm
for
them
and,
lastly,
similar
to
edmonton
and
halifax.
J
We
can
begin
holding
public
forums
to
help
define
and
have
a
bigger
conversation
about
defunding,
the
police
and
the
necessary
next
step,
as
well
as
community
concerns
about
this
move,
because
five
minutes
on
an
online
zoom
call
is
insufficient
time
and
space
for
this
crucial
dialogue
and
public
input.
It's
important
for
me
to
note
that
these
calls
don't
consider
police
officers
as
disposable
community
members,
even
those
who
have
caused
many
harms
and
the.
A
J
A
A
I
don't
see
any
hands
up,
so
thank
you
again
for
announce
that
ends
our
public
delegations.
For
this
evening
we
have
a
number
of
held
items,
so
we
will
return
to
them.
I'm
just
scrolling
through
here
now.
I
think
the
first
one
was
item.
Number
six
can't
quite
recall
who
held
it.
I
think
it
was
you
mayor
watson.
Did
you
hold
this
item.
E
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
So,
mr
mr
mayor,
this
is
this.
This
purchase
is
is
related
to
replacement
replacement
guns,
so
the
average
the
average
glock
lasts
about
15
years.
We
replace
about
100
a
year.
So
that's
what
this
this
this
report
is,
is
for
it's
to
purchase
the
replacement
guns
for
2021.
G
because
of
a
bunch
of
factors,
there's
a
significant
delay
in
the
procurement.
So
that's
why
we've
advanced
it
into
into
2020
in
advance
of
the
the
2021
budget
approval
process.
So
it's
entirely
related
to
replacement.
E
G
A
D
Yeah,
a
follow-up
to
the
mayor's
question:
jeff
evergreening.
Is
it
an
art,
the
15
years?
Is
it
an
arbitrary
number
or
is
this?
Is
there
a
guarantee
on
the
on
the
the
weapons
that
we
were
acknowledging?
I
I
don't
understand
like
do
they
fall
apart
after
15
years?
What
is
what
what
happens.
G
No,
the
15
the
15
years
is,
is
about
the
longest.
They
will
last
they
generally
last
between
10
to
15
years,
depending
on
use,
but
as
as
a
gun
as
a
gun
gets
older,
becomes
more
expensive
to
find
to
replace
with
parts
and
so
we'll
ever
drain
it
out
between
10
and
15
years.
So
we
we
average
and
budget
replacement
of
about
100
guns
a
year.
A
Thank
you.
Are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments
from
board
members
saying
none
is
item
number
six
carried
gary.
Thank
you.
Okay.
Our
next
item
is
item
number
ten.
It's
the
boys
and
girls
club
of
ottawa
report
on
outcomes
of
2019
grant
funding.
We
have
with
us
this
give
the
presentation,
executive,
director,
adam
joyner,
so
mr
joyner
welcome
to
the
board
meeting
yeah
and
I'll
turn
the
floor
over
to
you.
G
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
deans,
it's
good
to
see
you
again.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
time
this
this
afternoon
to
talk
about
the
last
year
at
the
boys
and
girls
club
and
in
particular,
the
tomlinson
family
foundation
clubhouse,
which
is
which
is
one
of
our
one
of
our
main
sites
at
the
boys
and
girls
club.
G
So
just
a
quick
refresher,
boys
and
girls
club
serves
about
4
500
children
a
year
and
they
will
come
about
115
000
times
in
in
their
visits
to
the
club
last
year
was
yet
again
a
successful
year
for
us.
We
were
able
to
participate
in
multiple
activities,
and
I
think
what
I
want
to
highlight.
G
Last
year,
I
highlighted
some
of
the
work
that
that
we
do
on
a
day-to-day
basis,
but
what
I
wanted
to
highlight
this
year
was
more
of
the
opportunities
that
young
people
who
come
to
the
club
receive
some
of
the
things
that
they
had
a
chance
to
participate
in,
above
and
beyond,
are
regular
programming.
G
We've
had
trips
to
different
activities.
They
were
able
to
participate
in
in
different
things,
such
as
visits
to
our
local
museums.
G
They
were
able
to
participate
in
a
coding
program,
which
was
then
hosted
at
shopify
as
an
example
abilities
to
go
and
visit
other
service
providers
in
the
community,
such
as
we
did
a
day
at
the
pearlian
redo
veterans,
health
center,
where
our
members
were
able
to
hand
out
small
small
pieces
of
of
themselves,
basically
like
holiday
cards
and
and
wishing
people
well,
they
were
involved
in
different
activities
such
as
the
pink
shirt
day,
which
is
an
anti-bullying
campaign
that
the
boys
and
girls
club
of
canada
rolls
out
every
year.
G
They
were
able
to
attend
different
activities
at
local
stores
and
different
engagement
opportunities.
So
that's
just
to
highlight
a
few.
They
were
able-
oh
sorry,
one
more
big
one.
They
were
able
to
attend
the
barack
obama
event
that
was
held
at
canadian
tire
center.
Last
year.
We
had
300
members
attend
that
event,
so
essentially
boys
and
girls
club.
You
know
we
we
focus
on.
G
You
know
the
programs
that
we
run
the
daily
services
that
we
provide,
but
really
it's
also
providing
opportunities
to
see
and
do
all
that
ottawa
has
and
and
obviously
the
support
that
we
receive
helps
us
helps
us
be
able
to
accomplish
that
goal.
So,
obviously,
with
the
change
in
in
covid
and
the
challenges
with
running
program,
we
had
to
pivot
quite
sharply
to
a
different
type
of
program.
G
So
we
moved
to
virtual
programming
developed
the
first
online
virtual
clubhouse
that
doesn't
just
serve
our
regular
members,
but
other
members
in
the
community
and
and
from
there
now
we
are
offering
a
hybrid
program
where
we're
offering
in
programming
in
this
in
in
the
clubs
and
also
offering
a
virtual
program
as
well.
So
that
is,
you
know
our.
G
Hopefully
we
can
move
forward
in
in
our
programming
this
year
in
a
in
a
hybrid
type
program
when
available
we'll
be
offering
the
in
service
and
in
in
club
programming
we're
going
to
have
outdoor
ambassador
programming,
where
we're
going
to
be
going
out
into
the
community
and
meeting
with
families
and
community
members
in
the
community
and
we're
also
going
to
be
moving
towards
our
virtual
club.
G
So
that's
the
that's
what
we're
proposing
for
this
year-
and
hopefully
you
know
we
can
continue
to
have
the
impact
that
we've
seen
over
the
past
few
years.
A
H
Just
a
brief
just
add
to
your
comments
chair,
thank
you
adam.
I
enjoyed
meeting
you
and
having
a
tour
with
your
staff
over
at
with
our
neighborhood
resource
officers
and
demonstrating
the
quality
of
the
partnership,
the
supports
that
you're
providing
to
the
local
community
and
the
ways
that
our
members
are
able
to
to
help
you
with
that.
H
I
know
many
of
our
senior
folks
are
very
much
long
time
supporters
and
in
one
case
one
of
the
neighborhood
officers
was
actually
a
long-time
user
of
your
facilities
having
grown
up
in
the
neighborhood
himself
and
participated
in
your
programs
which
helped
him
to
develop
his
potential
to
join
our
our
service
here
and
to
give
back
to
his
local
community.
So
thank
you
for
everything
you
do.
G
Thank
you
chief.
Just
just
to
add
to
that
comment.
You
know
part
of
our.
Our
goal
is
to
be
a
community
support
and
also
to
educate,
and
we
at
the
club
obviously
are
are
you
know
in
seven
of
the
highest
need
communities
and
that
that
are
that
are
in
the
ottawa
area,
and
so
it's
any
time
that
we
have
the
opportunity
to
connect
and
and
and
show
what
we
do.
It's
it's
it's
our
pleasure.
A
A
H
Chair
just
with
your
permission
before
the
superintendent
kicks
off
again
references
in
my
my
comments
earlier
on
edi
action
plan
brings
together
a
number
of
previous
reports,
recommendations
and
and
service
efforts.
We've
we've
brought
them
together
into
a
year-over-year
process
where
we
tackle
the
top
ten
issues
make
meaningful
progress,
if
not
full
resolution
against
them
and
then
reassess
the
next
biggest
set
of
priorities
going
over
each
year.
H
Obviously,
in
larger
consultation
with
the
board
and
community
members
again
trying
to
make
meaningful
progress
against
these
long-standing
edi
issues,
I'm
pleased
to
see
that
the
new
respect,
values
and
inclusion
directorate
that
superintendent
granger
is
heading
up
has
made
substantial
efforts
which
you'll
soon
hear
about,
and
I
want
to
thank
isabel
david
snotty,
who
leads
the
unit
lori
fenton
who's,
the
manager
overseeing
the
actual
reporting
on
the
edi
action
plan,
as
well
as
the
full
command
team,
our
senior
leadership
team
and
leaders
from
across
organization.
H
K
K
The
2020
action
plan
was
tabled
with
the
board
in
january
2020
and
approved
at
the
fair
body
board
meeting.
It
is
built
on
a
significant
police
and
community
engagement
efforts
and
response
to
various
recommendations
from
surveys,
research,
complaints
and
audit
reports.
The
current
version
is
available
at
ottawa.
Please
dot
ca,
backslash
forward,
slash
edi
the
2020
plan
contains
10
priority
action
items
that
we
are
in
the
process
of
implementing
right
now,
in
partnership
with
the
community
equity
council,
city
partners
and
other
stakeholders
slides.
K
The
goal
of
the
plan
is
to
prevent,
identify
and
eliminate
all
acts
and
forms
of
discrimination
in
our
workplace
and
in
the
way
we
deliver
service
to
the
public.
It
has
an
internal
employment
focus
as
well
as
an
external
service
delivery
focus.
This
is
particularly
important
in
the
current
climate,
where
the
ops
facing
challenges
due
to
covert
19
and
public
calls
for
action
on
systemic
racism,
including
recent
events
such
as
george
floyd
and
the
black
lives
matter.
Demonstrations
around
the
world,
gender
discrimination
like
the
metoo
movement
murdered
and
missing
indigenous
women
and
others.
K
The
action
plan
is
our
blueprint
for
2022,
focusing
on
our
the
action
plan
is
our
blueprint
through
to
2022,
and
we
are
focusing
on
removing
barriers
and
improvements
systems,
we're
also
focusing
on
building
a
culture
that
embraces
equity,
diversity
and
inclusion,
and
it's
about
creating
a
police
service.
Our
police
and
community
members
deserve
slides.
K
As
you
can
see,
we've
used
the
the
house
structure
as
as
the
metaphorically
and
we
built
we
are
building
a
professional
and
equitable
police
service,
and
this
plan
includes
key
focus
areas
of
work
which
include
community
service
service
delivery,
diverse
workforce
for
all
leaders
or
at
all
levels,
and
yet
culturally
competent
membership
and
members
support
of
supporting
members
in
the
health
and
wellness
and
overarching
his
leadership
commitment
and
as
well,
making
sure
that
we
incorporate
a
measurement
component.
So
we
could
report
and
and
improve
slide.
K
The
board
report
provides
a
more
detailed
update
on
the
10
priority
action
items.
This
is
a
quick
snapshot
on
the
completion
rates
of
10
of
the
items
of
the
10
items
and,
while
the
there
have
been
some
delays
noted
by
covert
19
and
the
due
to
covert
19
and
the
current
environment,
we
are
making
great
progress.
K
Half
of
them
are
at
about
80,
plus,
complete
and
together
we
are
making
much
progress
in
our
first
foundation
year
of
the
plan.
Part
of
this
is
the
the
superintendents
have
been
really
critically
invested
and
very
active
in
in
advancing
the
plan.
For
example,
superintendent
chris
renwick
led
the
reintroduction
of
the
hate
crime
section
to
improve
response
and
support
to
impacted
communities.
K
This
is,
we
believe,
is
that
about
85
complete
the
hate
crime
section
was
reintroduced
in
january
23
on
january
23
2020
and
has
completed
major
activities,
including
section
realignment
and
staffing,
as
well
as
major
partnership
work
with
united
for
all,
that
includes
hate
crime.
The
hate
crime
detective
on
on
the
rapid
response
team
superintendent,
ranwick,
is
also
co-chair
of
the
community
equity
council's
at
anti-racism
committee.
K
Also
superintendent
mark
patterson
is
leading
the
action
item
to
upgrade
the
outreach
recruitment
strategy
and
has
worked
hard
to
remove
unintended
values
and
to
increa
increase
competitive
applications
at
over
80
complete.
The
outreach
recruitment
team
is
making
significant
progress.
For
example,
historically
we
have
had
approximately
650
applica
applications
a
year
or
applicants
a
year,
but
between
january
and
september
2020
we
have
had
2180
applicants
based
on
self-identification
and
and
I'll
just
say
that
not
everyone
self-identify
itself
identified
after
21
80
applicants,
18.2
percent
were
women.
K
12
percent
were
were
previous
women
applicants,
36.4,
racialized
versus
13
previously
and
4
percent
indigenous
superintendent.
Jamie
dunlop
is
leading
the
community
policing
enhancements,
including
the
expansion
of
the
neighborhood
response
teams.
This
is
85
complete.
The
planned
expansions
of
nrts
and
three
additional
units
in
2020
is
well
underway,
with
an
evaluation
being
carried
out
by
dr
linda
daxford.
K
Additional
activities
include
a
review
of
the
school
resource
officer
program
and
continued
work
with
the
city
of
ottawa
and
stakeholders
on
the
city,
community
safety,
well-being
plan
acting
deputy
chief,
joe
mckenna,
and
I
are
co-leading
the
special
project
on
addressing
sexual
violence
and
harassment
in
the
workplace
as
presented
to
the
board
in
july
for
myself
as
a
superintendent
in
charge
of
respect,
values
and
inclusion.
I
am
also
pleased
to
report
that
the
new
edi
unit
is
up
and
running
and
should
be
completed
and
fully
staffed
by
late
october.
K
The
section
is
currently
working
on
priority
action
items
such
as
leadership,
coaching
and
coaching
sessions,
a
culture
change
strategy
and
we
are
in
the
final
stages
of
creating
customizing,
an
edi
lens
toolkit
for
the
organization
and
other
partnership
initiatives.
In
addition
to
ensuring
the
coordination
and
measurement
of
the
plan
for
the
balance
of
the
year,
we'll
focus
on
continuing
our
work
to
improve
employee
wellness,
expanding
employee
resources
and
expanding
employee
resource
groups,
we'll
also
announce
our
work
on
improving
mental
health
response
and
community
safety
and
well-being
slide.
K
In
addition
to
the
10
priority
items,
there
are
over
20
other
operational
edi
tasks
and
activities
taking
place
this
year.
Some
of
these
include
an
ongoing
committee,
representation
and
partnership
with
the
aboriginal
working
committee
and
city
reconciliation
plan,
new
city
of
ottawa,
anti-racism
secretary
united
for
for
all
coalition
and
equity
in
equity
ottawa.
K
K
At
the
end
of
this
year
slide,
we
remain
focused
on
moving
from
reports
and
recommendations
to
acknowledgement
and
action
that
leads
to
meaningful
and
measurable
change.
It's
about
creating
a
police
service.
Our
police
and
community
members
deserve,
but
the
current
environment
is
presently
with
these
challenges
and
delays.
It's
important
more
than
ever
to
place
on
and
not
lose
momentum.
Much
has
been
accomplished
already
already
this
year.
No
question
about
that.
We
also
know
there's
more
work
to
be
done.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
very
much
superintendent
granger
for
that
presentation
and
for
all
the
work
that
has
gone
into
this
2020
e
edi
action
plan.
This
is
one
of
the
board's
strategic
priorities
and
we
appreciate
the
work
and
the
effort
to
date
and,
as
we
move
forward
this,
we
believe
this
will
make
a
difference.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
leading
this
effort.
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board
on
this
item?.
A
Obviously,
a
job
well
done
so
thank
you
and
can
we
carry
that
report.
A
A
Okay,
well
we'll
now
move
on
to
our
next
item,
which
is
item
number
19.
B
Thank
you
thanks
dean,
chief
chief
thanks
for
giving
the
information
in
response
to
my
inquiry.
This
was
following
a
citizen
story
which
was
published
on
july
24th.
So
just
a
brief
comment
on
that.
I
also
asked
for
about
the
waving
of
the
fee
on
a
case-by-case
basis.
B
So
so,
given
that,
once
the
report
is
ready,
which
was
essential
for
that
charging,
a
victim
for
two
thousand
four
hundred
and
eighty
six
dollars
is
reasonable.
H
G
We
generally
the
ops
generally.
G
Receives
10
to
20
requests
per
year
for
for
full
traffic,
full
collision,
reconstruction
reports
and
and
and
the
fee
the
fees
are
paid.
There
are
there's
always
a
there
is
a
process
for
for
reconsideration.
G
G
It's
usually
a
tragic
tragic
situation,
very
tragic
situation,
and-
and
it's
a
and
it's
very
unfortunate,
it's
important
to
note
that
the
we
had
this
in
our
response
that
the
investigator
and
lead
reconstruction
detective
do
meet
with
the
family
generally
multiple
times
and
share
the
findings
of
the
report
with
them.
So
that's
that's.
That's
the
case
there,
the
the
the
fees
are
included
in
the
budget
in
the
annual
budget
and
we're
moving
into
a
budget
process
this
year.
So
this
is
something
the
board
wants
to
consider.
G
I
I'd
encourage
you
to
to
bring
that
forward
as
part
of
the
budget
process,
but
that
would
that
would
create
another
pressure
on
the
service
going
forward.
But
I
do
encourage
you
to
to
bring
that
up
through
the
budget
process.
B
B
So
we
can.
We
can
work
it
on.
Having
said
that
in
the
past,
which
was
a
part
of
my
question
to
you
or
inquiry
to
you,
there
is
no
discretion
of
waving
this
piece,
or
this
is
just
the
rule
of
the
thumb
it
has
to
be
charged.
G
Being
waived,
and
so
the
fact
that
we
have
10
to
20
per
year
generally
to
waive
this
particular
fee
and
not
waive
those
that
have
have
occurred
in
the
past
would
would
would
be
a
challenge.
So
it's
not
something
that
we've
considered.
A
Okay,
is
there
anyone
else
on
this
topic?
A
E
Yeah,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
colleagues
on
the
board.
E
Councillor
deans
circulated
the
motion
that
I
had
put
forward
and
seconded
by
her
to
you,
and
it
really
stems
from
the
cases
that
seem
to
be
gaining
more
prominence
in
the
community,
with
respect
to
improper
or
at
times
illegal
activities
by
members
of
police
and
how
the
public
can't
seem
to
understand
how
some
of
these
individuals
can
be
on
paid
leave
for
upwards
of
three
four
five.
I
think
in
toronto.
There's
a
case.
E
An
officer
was
there
for
ten
ten
years,
so
it's
a
request
really
of
the
city
of
ottawa
and
hopefully
the
police
services
board
of
ottawa,
to
ask
the
province
to
enact
legislation
that
would
give
the
chief
greater
authority
and
discretion
on
when
an
officer
should
be
on
leave
with
pay
without
pay
and
also
deal
with
issues
of
suspension
or
outright
firing.
If
an
officer
has
done
something
that
is
a
discredited
to
his
or
her
profession
and
our
organization,
the
ottawa
police
service.
E
So
it's,
I
think,
you've
had
a
few
days
to
read
through
the
the
two-page
motion
and
certainly
would
be
helpful
if
we
have
the
board's
approval
of
the
motion
as
we
bring
it
to
the
next
council
meeting
on
wednesday.
So
I
thank
councillor
deans
for
seconding
the
motion.
I
thank
the
members
of
the
public
that
I've
received
very
positive
feedback
from
over
the
course
of
just
the
last
few
days
since
I
tabled.
K
B
Hey
I
wanted
to
add
to
what
the
mayor
had
said
that
it
it's
not
just
the
public
that
I
think
is
calling
for
this.
I
think
even
police
officers
themselves
find
it
frustrating
because,
no,
I
don't
think
anybody
wants
to
see
this.
B
The
line,
and
yet
they
continue
to
be
paid
and
and
it
causes
harm
for
everybody,
so
I
would
be
certainly
pleased
to
to
move
that
the
board
support
this
motion.
A
Okay,
members
suede.
F
Yes,
thank
you,
chair
deans
and
mayor
for
this
motion.
We've
discussed
on
on
various
occasions
at
the
various
board
meetings
we
discussed.
The
spurious
issue
is
very
this
very
issue.
I'm
just
curious.
The
motion
you
put
forward
is
it:
do
you
reference
the
whole
bunch
of
other
groups
that
have
also
put
up
put
forward
similar
emotions?
Does
this
motion
also?
Does
it
does?
It
are
the
all
the
different
motions
that
are
out
there
by
the
different
organizations?
E
Oh,
thank
you,
member.
It's.
We
quote
exactly
from
the
ontario
association
of
police
services
boards,
as
well
as
the
ontario
association
of
chiefs
of
police
that
have
passed
similar
resolutions.
E
So
I
wanted
to
keep
that
in
mind
because
we
didn't
want
to
have
a
a
difference
of
opinion
between
those
organizations
that
are
grappling
with
the
same
issues
that
you
and
I
and
the
rest
of
the
board
are
grappling
with
so
they're
consistent
with
those
two
national
associations,
and
I
believe
I
think
in
his
time
as
a
chair
of
the
ontario
branch
councillor,
el
shantiri,
I
believe
the
the
provincial
branch
also
is
in
support
of
this
concept,
and
you
know
the
previous
provincial
government
had
made
some
moves
towards
that
end
and
there
was
an
election,
but
all
that
is
required.
E
B
D
Thanks
deljit
I'll
be
brief.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
fully
support
this
motion
and
I
think
that
everybody
in
the
board
will
support
it
because,
quite
frankly,
we've
been
discussing
this
for
well
over
a
year
at
with
the
frustration
that
many
people
in
the
community
have
been
under
the
assumption
that
the
police
board,
the
auto
police
board,
had
the
power
to
just
fire
officers
after
they
had
been
found,
and
sometimes
people
wanted
them
gone.
D
As
you
know,
as
soon
as
a
an
egregious
incident
came
forward,
they
felt
that
we
had
the
power
to
to
terminate
that
officer.
They
didn't
want
that
officer
working
in
the
community.
Well,
I
think
people
have
to
understand
that
this
power
lies
with
the
provincial
government
and
it's
not
the
first
time
that
they've
been
asked
to
in
you
know
to
change
the
regulations
to
give
the
police
chiefs
the
power
to
terminate
the
employment
of
officers.
We
certainly
do
do
not
want
to
have
in
our
communities.
D
So
I
know
diane's
been
working
hard
on
this,
and
so
I'm
glad
that
the
mayor
brought
this
forward
and
I
fully
intend
to
support
it
because
it's
the
right
thing
to
do
and
it
will
go
a
long
way
to
clearing
up
a
lot
of
misinformation
in
the
community
and
and
people
will
know
that
we're
serious
about
changing
the
culture,
and
this
is
a
big
part
of
it.
So
I
fully
intend
to
support
it
and
I'm
sure
my
colleagues
will
as
well.
So
thank
you.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
chair
deans,
and
likewise
I
I
fully
applaud
the
efforts
by
mayor
watson
and
chair
deans
on
bringing
this
forward
I,
and
on
this
I
will
be
failing
in
my
duty
if
I
don't
appreciate
the
efforts
of
member
meehan,
who
was
quite
vocal
on
this
on
every
given
opportunity
on
this
topic
and
chair
deans,
I
remember
having
a
lot
of
discussions
on
this,
even
though
you
are
on
vacations
or
not
on
vacation
on
a
medical
leave.
B
I,
I
beg
your
pardon
on
medical
leave
of
absence
so,
and
I
I
fully
remember
that
the
board
was
seized
with
this.
I
have
a
two
small
request
before
this
motion
move
forward.
Of
course,
this
is
not
on
the
board.
There
are
two
things
with
the
motion
mentioned:
one
is
the
serious
criminal
code
of
canada
offenses.
B
So,
in
my
opinion,
humble
opinion
mayor
every
criminal
code
of
canada,
offenses
are
are
serious.
Of
course,
they
can
be
bifurcated
into
the
summary
convictions
or
the
indictable,
but
I
believe
this
needs
to
be
clarified,
moving
forward
and
second
thing
presumption
of
innocence.
I
think
that
is
one
of
the
issue.
If
this
motion
covers
or
explains
or
reflects
on
that,
that
will
be
looking
in
view
of
the
principles
of
natural
justice.
So
those
two
are
my
humble
submissions,
but
I
fully
support
this
effort.
A
Thank
you,
member
nerman,
chief.
H
Slowly,
thank
you
chair.
I
appreciate
the
discussion
not
just
on
this
meeting,
but
many
other
meetings
around
this.
It's
a
very
difficult
situation
in
a
topic
that
requires
wisdom,
discernment
and
careful
consideration
by
all
parties
chair.
You
reference
this
in
your
opening
remarks.
It
speaks
to
who
you
are
as
a
leader
and
how
you
conduct
the
business
of
the
police
services
board.
Some
of
the
most
contentious
and
long-standing
issues
require
the
most
amount
of
consideration,
discussion
and
coordination.
Even
if
you
can't
reach
to
consensus.
H
H
As
a
member
of
the
ontario
association
of
chiefs
of
police,
which
I
was
a
member
back
in
2007
when
the
first
iteration
of
this
resolution
was
brought
forward
by
that
body
of
police
leaders
in
ontario,
it
was
updated
in
2014
and
at
the
heart
of
it
is
a
request
for
additional
discretion
and
tools
for
chiefs
of
police
under
part.
Five
of
the
police
services
act
to
consider
a
wider
range
of
options
to
maintain
discipline
and
good
conduct
in
their
police
services.
H
Specifically,
the
motion
that
was
raised
in
2007
and
again
articulated
in
2014
talked
about
two
things:
recognizing
the
very
complex
and
difficult
job,
the
very
important
job
that
our
members
do
on
a
daily
basis
across
this
province,
where
they're
forced
to
make
split-second
decisions
that
that
have
tremendous
impact
for
everybody
involved
and
for
the
most
part
they
do
an
amazing
job.
H
H
That's
the
spirit
of
the
act
in
providing
a
level
of
protection
and
due
process,
and
I
think
that
shouldn't
be
lost
in
any
of
the
discussions
and
deliberations
that
will
follow
up
from
this
specific
effort
and
all
the
other
efforts
in
the
province
around
this
issue.
The
other
half
of
it
was
police
leaders
recognizing
that
sometimes
their
members,
some
of
their
members,
get
involved
in
circumstances
that
have
nothing
to
do
with
their
oath
of
office
or
their
duty.
H
There's
been
a
huge
body
of
research,
a
province-wide
consultation
that
involved
community
members,
social
services,
public
education,
public
health,
police
chiefs,
police
unions,
police
boards,
a
significant
body
of
evidence
exists
there
and
justice.
Tulik
himself
remains
an
expert
in
this
area,
national
expert
in
this
area.
H
G
Yes,
thank
you,
chair
deans.
I
just
wanted
to
get
clarity
that
in
this
motion
from
mayor
watson
and
yourself
is
seconding
it.
So
so
it's
really.
G
Officers
that
are
charged
outside
of
duty,
or
is
it
meant
to
be
inclusive
of
acts
that
occur
while
they
are
on
duty
as
well.
E
Well,
it's
if
I
could
comment
on
that.
It's
it's
to
give
that
this.
E
That
decision
will
ultimately
invade
the
scope
of
the
the
power
given
to
the
chief
by
the
province
through
the
regulation,
so
we're
we're
asking
for
exactly
the
same
wording
as
the
ontario
chiefs
of
police
and
the
police
services
board
asks
for
charged
with
serious
criminal
code
of
canada
and
other
federal
offenses
not
related
to
their
progressive
duty
when
held
in
custody
or
when
subject
to
judicial,
intro
and-
and
so
you
know,
I
think
there
was
a
case
a
very
prominent
case
that
came
up
within
the
ottawa
police
service
recently
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
where
an
individual
was
pleaded
guilty
involved
in
a
landlord-tenant
dispute
that
had
nothing
to
do
with
his
duties
as
a
police
officer,
and
yet
this
individual,
the
punishment.
E
H
Sorry
chair,
I
was
slow
in
lowering
my
hands,
but
thank
you.
A
So
nothing
thank
you
and
that's
fine
for
you
as
well.
Is
there
anyone
else
who
wanted
to
comment?
I
just
wanted
to
add
a
few
words
as
a
chair
of
the
board.
A
As
as
many
of
you
know,
I
have
spoken
to
all
of
the
board
members
over
the
summer
months
when
I
was
still
on
my
medical
leave
of
absence
about
this
issue,
because
I
have
found
it
frustrating
as
the
chair
of
the
board
really
to
be
able
to
message
why
people
who
have
egregious
charges
of
criminal
activity
and
misconduct
against
them
are
still
on
the
payroll
some
for
many
years
this
year,
a
long
ten
officers
have
been
suspended,
four
of
them
charged
with
crimes
and
four
charged
with
misconduct
under
the
police
services
act,
and
I
think
that
by
suspending
these
officers
with
pay,
we're
continuing
to
feed
into
the
public's
distrust
of
the
police
and
eroding
the
integrity
of
the
service,
I
think
also
there's
an
opportunity
to
create
a
deterrent
by
members
of
the
service
understanding
that
they
may
well
be
suspended
with
pay
if
they're
involved
in
serious
acts
of
misconduct
or
criminality.
A
So
I
think
that's
important.
There
were
a
couple
of
issues
that
I
did
want
to
raise,
one
of
them
a
few
people
have
raised
with
me
the
presumption
of
innocence
that
occurs
in
in
criminal
law
in
canada,
and
I
would
make
it
clear
that
if
a
member
of
the
service
was
suspended
with
pay
and
was
ultimately
found
to
have
no
wrongdoing
through
a
tribunal
or
whatever
the
body
is,
then
we
would
of
course,
pay
back
pay
to
that.
Member
of
the
service.
A
Also,
the
I
think
we
see
ottawa's
son
had
an
editorial
which
they
questioned
the
board's
ability
to
have
the
same
right
to
suspend.
So
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
as
well.
The
ability
of
the
board
to
suspend
would
only
extend
to
those
senior
officers
under
the
employment
directly
of
the
board,
so
that
would
be
the
chief
and
deputy
chiefs
that
we
employ,
because
we
would
we
are
their
direct
employer
and
we
would
be
asking
for
our
ability
to
spend
without
pay
those
officers
as
well.
A
So
that's
the
distinction
just
to
be
very
clear,
but-
and
I
think
that
one
other
thing
I
wanted
to
raise
is
obviously
this
is
an
issue
that
is
directly
in
the
purview
of
the
police
services
act.
We
welcome
ottawa
city
council's
desire
and
willingness
to
to
make
this
call
to
the
provincial
government
as
the
city
council
for
the
city
of
ottawa.
J
I
think
yes,
thank
you,
I
wonder,
and
I
don't
know
what
my
fellow
board
members
think
is
if
it
would
be
stronger,
a
stronger
statement
if.
A
As
the
ottawa
police
services
board,
speaking
out.
A
F
Yes,
thank
you
chair,
as
member
nurman
mentioned,
we've
been
talking
about
this
issue
for
as
long
as
I've
been
on
the
board,
so
at
least
six
seven
months
now
and
and
he's
rightly
mentioned
that
member
nian
has
been
extremely
vocal
about
this
issue
rightfully,
and
we
all
take.
F
You
know
this
as
a
very
strong
concern,
especially
being
raised
by
a
lot
of
members
of
the
public
as
well.
Just
a
point
of
clarification.
If
I,
if
I
may
on
on
the
motion,
are
we
talking
about
officers
that
are
convicted
or
just
simply,
let's
say
somebody
gets
alleged
alleged
an
allegation
gets
levied
on
a
on
a
a
serious
allegation
gets
levied
on
an
officer.
F
B
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you
chair.
I
I
fully
endorse
the
concerns
of
member
johnson
and
I
strongly
believe,
because
this
is
this
issue.
This
issue
surely
falls
within
the
purview
of
the
or
the
ottawa
police
services
board.
As
one
of
the
I
I
believe,
council
motion
is
fine,
but
if,
if
similar
motion
or
in
some
other
way,
maybe
a
direction
to
the
chair
to
write
to
the
province
will
definitely
have
more
impact.
More
and
sounding
impact.
A
E
Yeah
I
was
just
going
to
follow
up
on
that
from
memory
switch
on
the
first
line.
It
says
when
the
officer
is
charged
with
or
convicted
of
a
serious
offense
under
the
laws
of
canada,
so
the
discretion
is
given
to
the
chief.
I
think
a
board
motion
that
counsels
or
that
member
smallwood
vice
chair
smallwood,
has
put
forward.
E
I'm
happy
to
second
that
if
you
need
a
seconder
that
endorses
that
motion
is
a
powerful
message
that
it's
both
the
board
and
the
city
council
speaking
in
unity
with
the
same
motion,
I
think
would
would
do
a
you
know,
would
be
the
most
sensible
approach
to
take
for
the
simple
reason
that
I
think
the
wording
we've
tried
very
carefully
to
follow
the
other
bodies,
the
national
bodies,
the
police
service
boards
and
chiefs
of
police,
so
we're
consistent
in
our
messaging.
E
So
if
counselor,
if
member
smallwood
would
have
me
as
the
seconder
be
happy
to
do
that,
and
then
we
encourage
the
the
city
council
to
adhere
to
the
support
that
you've.
Given
council.
A
Okay,
well,
thank
you
for
that
mayor
watson.
I
believe
that
was
my
motion.
A
That
was
my
motion
that
I
had
drafted
this
afternoon.
So
I'd
be
happy
to
continue
to
move
it
and
I'll.
Take
a
member
smallwood
as
the
seconder
is
there
anyone
else
so
have
you
all
got
that
motion
on
the
screen.
B
B
B
Council
and
what
about
thank
you,
but
what
about?
There
are
one
or
two
concerns
which
I
have
raised,
so
it
will
go
in
as
is
form
or
it
can.
It
can
have
the
amendments
to
that.
B
So
again,
I'm
coming
back
to
the
clarification
to
the
serious
criminal
code
of
canada
offense,
because
there
is
no
clarification.
What
do
you
mean
by
serious?
Because
in
my
opinion-
and
my
understanding
of
the
fact
is
that
any
offence
under
the
criminal
code
is
a
serious
offense,
but
they
are
bifurcated
into
the
summary
conviction
or
indictable.
So
what
does
it
mean?
It
is
only
by
the
indictable
offenses
or
the
summary
as
well.
E
I
can
answer
I
can
answer
that
that
will
be
determined
by
the
province.
They'll
set
the
parameters.
We
can't
do
that
ourselves,
so
we
don't
have
it
specifically
listed
other
than
saying
that
it's
a
serious
offense
under
the
laws
of
canada,
but
that
that's
a
decision
by
the
provincial
cabinet.
B
Okay,
thank
you
mayor,
and
the
second
is
presumption
of
innocence
will
has,
has
that
factor
also
been
considered
or.
B
E
Answered
that
that
question
in
terms
of
the
the
option
that
would
allow
the
suspension
and
if
the
person
is
found
not
guilty.
The.
D
Thank
you
chair.
I,
as
a
follow
up
to
that.
I
just
like
to
have
a
little
bit
more
of
explanation
as
to
the
discretion
that
the
chief
would
use.
D
Quite
frankly,
we
know
that
the
opa
will
fight
this
tooth
and
nail,
especially
if
they
think
that
we
are
eroding
any
protections
for
officers
who
find
themselves
in
this
position.
So
if,
if
we
make
it
for
any
decision
that
they're
it'll
be
twisted,
I
just
wanted
to
ask
the
chief
at
like
what
would
be
the
line
for
you
for
an
officer
to
be
charged.
Could
he
stay
like
he
would
continue
to
be
paid
for
a
certain
amount
of
time,
or
I
just
I
need
some
clarification
on.
D
If,
if
we,
if
an
officer,
is
charged,
what
would
be
the
charge
that
would
say
automatically
well
you're
off
down
without
pay
pending
the
outcome
of
this
case
or
you
can
stay
on
with,
you
could
be
suspended
with
pay.
Perhaps.
H
I
thank
you.
I
appreciate
the
question
and
and
trying
to
get
a
sense
of
where
the
parameters
are,
but
I
actually
think
mayor
watson
and
maybe
others
have
said
that
that
that
that
definition
of
serious
is
one
that
many
parties
are
going
to
have
to
have
input
into
and
ultimately
will
be
the
decision
of
the
of
the
province,
assuming
that
that
they
will
entertain
and
advance
this
to
some
sort
of
a
decision.
H
This
is
an
important
issue
and
it
deserves
the
most
careful
consideration
that
we
can
in
in
the
circumstances,
feeling
the
urgency
of
this
of
this
issue.
That
still
requires
a
level
of
consideration.
I
think
it'd
be
premature
for
me
to
set
out
any
parameters
at
this
point,
but
I
appreciate
the
the
offer
to
provide
provide
that
information.
D
D
We
can't
run
a
force
where
there's
officers
off
for
years
with
pay
it
we're
handcuffed
by
that
our
budget
is
held
ransom
by
that
and,
quite
frankly,
it's
wrong,
and
it
sends
a
message
to
the
rank
and
file
that
you
can
do
pretty
well
anything
and
you
can
keep
your
job
and
that's
wrong,
and
that
and
the
public
is
telling
us
that
so,
okay
well.
D
Well,
I
guess
we'll
leave
it
at
that,
but
for
the
officers
who
are
off
for
many
years,
can
we
will
we
be
able
to
look
at
that
itself?
I
mean
aside
from
just
when
they're
charged.
Can
we
take
a
look
at
the
the
ones
who
are
off
for
many
many
years
and
see
if
there's
anything,
that's
possibly,
we
could
possibly
do
to
to
terminate
at
some
point.
That's
my
question.
D
H
H
So
I
think
in
that
area
that
you
just
asked
be
one
of
those
areas,
whether
it
be
just
about
the
ottawa
police
service
or
more
broader
aggregate
information
from
other
police
services
to
inform
the
board's
position
on
this
and
how
it
contributes
to
the
decision
making
going
forward.
So
it's
a
good
question,
just
not
one
that
I
can
answer
right
now.
More
specifically,
this
is
a
police
service
act
issue.
I
believe
you've
asked
a
broader
question
that
labor
experts
might
will
be
better
placed
to
provide
you
other
answers
to
than
I
can
right
now.
D
I
think
that
yeah,
what
I'm
saying
is,
I
think,
now
is
the
time
for
change.
They
can't
be
business
as
usual
anymore.
The
public
is
demanding
change,
and
this
is
one
of
the
changes.
I
think
that
we
we
have
to
see.
So.
Thank
you,
though.
Thank
you
very
much.
That's
it
for
me.
Thank
you,
chair
and
thank
you
chief.
B
I
I
just
wanted
to
support
your
motion
that
I
would
be
happy
to
second.
My
reason
for
supporting
it
is,
as
the
mayor
had
suggested.
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
not
send
a
mixed
message
that
we'd
be
consistent
with
the
message
being
sent
by
the
ontario
association
of
police
service
boards
and
the
chiefs
of
police.
So
I
think
that
changing
it
would
not
would
not
be
necessarily
a
good
idea.
B
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
member
smallwood.
So
you
see
the
motion
on
this
screen
in
effect
endorses
the
motion
that
will
be
rising
to
city
council
next
week,
and
it
also
goes
on
to
direct
the
police
services
board
to
send
their
own
written
communications
to
the
province
in
this
regard.
A
So
can
do
we
want
jesus?
Can
we
carry
that
item?
Karen
is
through
any
descents
saying
none.
The
item
is
carried
and
thank
you
very
much
to
the
board
members
for
all
your
work
on
this
issue.
Okay,
that,
I
believe,
ends
all
of
the
held
items
we
are
now
going
to
move
in
camera.
A
H
Okay,
thank
you.
Member
airman,
I'm
actually
going
to
ask
deputy
chief
steve
bell.
Who's
been
our
lead
on
our
covet
planning
to
to
take
first
run
it
answering
that
question
and
if
I
have
additional
comments,
I'll,
let
them
in
steve.
Are
you
able
to
provide
some
insights
there.
F
Yeah
absolutely
thank
you,
member
nerman,
for
the
question.
What
I
can
tell
you
is
in
the
early
days
of
our
covid
testing,
we
went
through
a
series
of
fit
testing
to
make
sure
that
the
officers
could
wear
the
correct
ppe,
personal
protective
equipment
to
ensure
that
they
were
safe
as
they
did
their
duties.
F
F
In
order
to
be
where
to
be
able
to
wear
the
proper
type
of
ppe.
To
my
knowledge,
nobody
wan,
nobody
has
been
reassigned
as
a
result
of
that,
and
all
members
that
did
need
to
get
a
type
of
ppe
were
issued
that
we
will
look
further
into
that
to
ensure
that
that
is
in
fact
the
circumstance.
F
But
as
far
as
I
know,
no
one
has
been
reassigned
based
on
this
and
it
was
a
consideration
that
we
spent
quite
a
bit
of
time
at
the
beginning
to
make
sure
that
we
could
provide
all
of
our
members
the
ability
to
wear
ppe
and
and
go
about
their
duties
safely.
H
Member,
if
I
could
just
add
to
deputy
chiefs
chief
bell's
comments-
and
I
I
credit
him
and
his
team
for
the
leadership
on
this-
there
was
a
very
clear
effort
right
from
the
beginning
to
make
sure
that
not
only
were
we
providing
a
healthy
and
safe
environment
at
a
very
critical
and
fast
moving
time,
but
that
we're
maintaining
the
human
rights
of
our
members
and
doing
it
in
a
dignified
way.
H
I've
had
not
a
extensive
consultation
with
other
chiefs
on
this
issue,
but
a
substantive
one
and
lots
of
credit
to
how
ottawa
police
approach
this
credit
to
steve
and
his
his
appreciation
of
the
subtleties
of
these
various
issues
again,
we'll
look
to
see
if
we
got
it
wrong,
but
I
think
we
went
into
it
with
the
right
intent.
We've
had
the
right
outcome
so
far
and
if
we
have
any
concerns
being
raised
by
our
members
or
complaints,
we'll
review
that
immediately
and
fully,
but
the
right
intent
was
set
up
right
from
the
beginning.
H
B
Thank
you
chief
and
thanks
steve.
G
G
A
Okay,
thank
you,
a
member
nerman,
our
member
johnson,
for
the
inquiry.
As
I
said
at
the
start
of
the
board
meeting,
we
are
going
to
have
a
technical
briefing
on
workplace,
sexual
violence
and
harassment
on
wednesday,
and
I'm
hopeful
that
all
of
that
information
that
you
have
requested
will
form
part
of
the
technical
briefing,
but
it
would
be,
I
think,
a
perfect
opportunity
on
wednesday
to
ask
any
questions
that
you
have
in
that
regard.
A
Thank
you.
Okay,
you're,
very
welcome
any
other
inquiries
seeing
none
member
smallwood.
Perhaps
you
could
move
the
notice
of
motion
or
the
motion
to
move
in
camera.
A
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
eric,
so
it
is
now
just
about
7
15.,
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
10
minute
break
and
the
in-camera
session
will
resume
at
7
25.,
so
we'll
see
you
all
then,
and
to
the
public
and
to
all
the
staff
has
supported
this
meeting
today.
Thank
you
for
all
of
your
efforts
and
board
members.
I
will
see
you
in
10.