'We will not let politically motivated attacks on our people by public officials go unchallenged'
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh asks a question in the House of Commons in Ottawa, on June 18, 2020.that the recent peaceful arrest of an armed Rideau Hall intruder would’ve ended differently if he had been a person of colour.
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police called Singh’s assertion “a direct attack on all police officers who are ready to give their lives to ensure the health and safety of their fellow citizens,”. The organization that represents Ontario’s senior police leaders said Singh should apologize and thank the officers who made the arrest.
“Rather than lauding the officers who de-escalated a serious public safety threat based on their extensive training, Mr. Singh has taken the opportunity to undermine public trust in police services and imply that police officers – as individuals and as highly trained and accountable law enforcement professionals – engage in conscious, racist behaviour when responding to incidents such as the one at Rideau Hall.
Halton police Chief Steve Tanner tweeted that Singh chose to make a situation that was resolved safely about racism. “I suppose you openly believe that the accused should have been killed by the RCMP then?” Tanner wrote. This tweet, from an account described as the "HRPS Chief of Police Site", leaves me concerned for the people of Halton Region.
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