Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is relinquishing his seat on the Ottawa Police Services Board, citing progress in restoring public confidence in the police force. He will be replaced by Coun. Steve Desroches. Sutcliffe campaigned on taking politics out of policing and ensuring proper leadership on the board. He believes the issues that were prevalent in 2022 are not as prominent now.
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is relinquishing his spot on the Ottawa Police Services Board to Coun. Steve Desroches .Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe looks on as Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs speaks during a news conference in March 2024 in Ottawa. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is giving up his regular seat on the Ottawa Police Services Board, the body that oversees the city's police force.
"The kinds of issues we were dealing with in 2022 are not as prevalent in 2025," Sutcliffe told CBC on Tuesday. Sutcliffe noted that the police force still has a "long way" to restoring trust, but he feels there has been progress.Some of the police issues highlighted in Sutcliffe's campaign remain a focus for the police force, including funding and the need to focus resources on at-risk groups.Police chief vows to fix 'fractured' relationship with Somali community after Abdi inquest
It would take another half a year for the board, now chaired by then-councillor Eli El-Chantiry, to seek to name a new police chief. The Ottawa Police Services Board recently regained its full makeup of three council representatives, a civilian appointed by council and three provincial appointees.
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