Suspended police officers blame unfair disciplinary process for costing taxpayers millions
Formerly suspended officers point to systemic issues that led to their suspensions and kept them on paid leave for months or years. They say police chiefs are too quick to suspend, investigations are too often conducted by their colleagues. Those in charge, meanwhile, don’t see it the same way.
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![Pierre Fournier, an Ottawa police officer, gives extra attention to Delphine, a pregnant Jersey cow on this Osgoode Township farm. Pierre Fournier, an Ottawa police constable, volunteers at a rural Ottawa farm. He's currently on medical leave from the force.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7171843.1712932636!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/pierre-fournier.jpg)
Formerly suspended officers point to systemic issues that led to their suspensions and kept them on paid leave for months or years. They say police chiefs are too quick to suspend, investigations are too often conducted by their colleagues. Those in charge, meanwhile, don’t see it the same way.