Taxpayers paid suspended officers $24M in eastern Ontario over decade
Police suspensions across eastern Ontario have cost taxpayers about $24 million over the past decade — making up nearly a fifth of all salaries provided to Ontario officers who were taken off the job while under investigation for alleged wrongdoing.
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![Ottawa police headquarters on Elgin Street in April 2021. Ottawa police headquarters on Elgin Street.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5998050.1681240743!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ottawa-police-generic.jpg)
Police suspensions across eastern Ontario have cost taxpayers about $24 million over the past decade — making up nearly a fifth of all salaries provided to Ontario officers who were taken off the job while under investigation for alleged wrongdoing.