Data showing $134M paid to suspended Ontario police officers indicates system is failing: union, researcher

Police forces in northwestern Ontario have paid an estimated total of at least $3.4 million to 15 suspended officers since 2013, according to information revealed as part of a CBC News analysis of police services across the province.

Data showing $134M paid to suspended Ontario police officers indicates system is failing: union, researcher
A picture of the Thunder Bay Police headquarters in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Police forces in northwestern Ontario have paid an estimated total of at least $3.4 million to 15 suspended officers since 2013, according to information revealed as part of a CBC News analysis of police services across the province.