Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly, who is directing the pressure tactics used against the truck protest, has a long record as an activist within the Ottawa Police Department.
When he was lobbying for the top cop job in 2016, Sloly favored a defund-the-police approach. His argument was that a "reactive" law enforcement model is inefficient and expensive. This speech capped his 27-year career with Ottawa police. Sloly, a Jamaican-Canadian, had long pressed for improved ethnic relations by the police department.
“Until policing stops being focused and driven on that reactive enforcement model, it will continue to be exponentially costly,” Sloly said in the January 2016 speech.
Drastic change is necessary, Sloly argued. “I’ve never seen policing at this low a point in terms of public trust and legitimacy. I feel there’s a crisis in the offing, not just here but right across North America.”
The Toronto Star reported that Sloly favored cutting back on police officers as part of his modernization plan.
Sloly's comments were criticized by the Toronto Police Association and viewed as a political attack in his quest for the top slot. He was passed over and resigned from the force. But in 2019, Sloly was appointed to the chief's role by the Police Services Board to replace another person forced out as a result of political infighting.
As chief, Sloly has not urged that his department's budget be cut. Yet, there appear to be no news accounts showing that he has publicly renounced his activist "defund" stance.
Star: Sloly urges major defunding of cop budget
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/01/18/deputy-chief-peter-sloly-pushes-for-change-amid-low-point-and-looming-crisis.html
Star: Deputy chief quits after defund talk
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/02/10/peter-sloly-resigns-as-deputy-toronto-police-chief-after-bombshell-interview.html
Global News: Sloly named Ottawa's top cop
https://globalnews.ca/news/5813872/peter-sloly-named-ottawa-police-chief
NEWS of the WORLD completely upholds the right of Chief Sloly to protest governmental decisions. Sloly has as much right as any Canadian to oppose prevailing political opinion.
When he was lobbying for the top cop job in 2016, Sloly favored a defund-the-police approach. His argument was that a "reactive" law enforcement model is inefficient and expensive. This speech capped his 27-year career with Ottawa police. Sloly, a Jamaican-Canadian, had long pressed for improved ethnic relations by the police department.
“Until policing stops being focused and driven on that reactive enforcement model, it will continue to be exponentially costly,” Sloly said in the January 2016 speech.
Drastic change is necessary, Sloly argued. “I’ve never seen policing at this low a point in terms of public trust and legitimacy. I feel there’s a crisis in the offing, not just here but right across North America.”
The Toronto Star reported that Sloly favored cutting back on police officers as part of his modernization plan.
Sloly's comments were criticized by the Toronto Police Association and viewed as a political attack in his quest for the top slot. He was passed over and resigned from the force. But in 2019, Sloly was appointed to the chief's role by the Police Services Board to replace another person forced out as a result of political infighting.
As chief, Sloly has not urged that his department's budget be cut. Yet, there appear to be no news accounts showing that he has publicly renounced his activist "defund" stance.
Star: Sloly urges major defunding of cop budget
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/01/18/deputy-chief-peter-sloly-pushes-for-change-amid-low-point-and-looming-crisis.html
Star: Deputy chief quits after defund talk
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/02/10/peter-sloly-resigns-as-deputy-toronto-police-chief-after-bombshell-interview.html
Global News: Sloly named Ottawa's top cop
https://globalnews.ca/news/5813872/peter-sloly-named-ottawa-police-chief
NEWS of the WORLD completely upholds the right of Chief Sloly to protest governmental decisions. Sloly has as much right as any Canadian to oppose prevailing political opinion.
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