A different outlook presented as convoy leaders continued their testimony.

 ABOVE: Tamara Lich and Pat King both testified this week at the inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act.  The testimony of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers this week painted a very different and, in some cases, engaging portrait of protestors as the main people behind the February 2022 occupation of

Interim Police Chief Bell reassures public amid “Rolling Thunder” worries

 The newly appointed Ottawa Police Services Board (OPSB) met on Monday, April 25th. The board contains several recently constituted members following the resignation or removal of much of the previous board due to their handling of the “Freedom Convoy” and its month-long occupation of Ottawa’s core. The winter 2022 convoy

Struggling to make sense of how our city lost control

 When typing this article, the occupation of truck drivers is still happening. Despite Ottawa and Ontario being under a state of emergency, nothing has changed. Outside of issuing tickets and a few arrests, The Ottawa Police continue to do nothing besides watching others take over our city. Our mayor continues

Chaos in the capital could have been avoided say experts

 Provincial inquiry should be called into Ottawa Police Service and Chief Peter Sloly’s mishandling of the trucker convoy. The national media are now asking OPS Chief Peter Sloly if he will resign over chaos that has besieged the capital for the past 12 days. There appears to be a classic

The convoy: How quickly we became prisoners in our homes

 As I’m typing this, it’s early afternoon on a Sunday. I can hear cars and trucks honking in the distance. This has been the soundtrack to my weekend. On YouTube, people have been live-streaming what’s happening on Parliament Hill, as well as on the streets nearby. On social media, people

Not a penny more to the bloated and entitled Ottawa Police Service

 Ottawa City Council will be doing a great disservice to this city if they do not freeze the police budget this week. Before giving the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) a penny more, the council should demand an independent forensic audit of the OPS budget going back to 2017. The OPS

Consultation participants don’t agree with Ottawa Police Service budget

 On November 9, the Police Services Board Finance and Audit Committee met to review the proposed budget for the Ottawa Police Service. The meeting was full of bureaucratic motions typical of most city Zoom meetings. The virtual conference, however, was significant. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is requesting an increase of 2.86

NO Chief Sloly, you don’t control the media in Ottawa

 The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) currently has 18 officers who have been SUSPENDED with FULL PAY and BENEFITS despite facing allegations of serious misconduct and/or criminal charges. The charges relate to serious crimes including allegations of rape, sexual misconduct, fraud, theft, and drug charges. Many citizens in Ottawa are victims of

Ottawa Life Magazine responds to defamation suit filed by ‘private citizen’ Peter Sloly

 On June 11, 2021, Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly filed a defamation lawsuit against Ottawa Life Magazine (OLM), me and Carleton University Criminology Professor Darryl Davies because he was offended by an article OLM published about the Ottawa Police Service in March 2021 titled Rapes and Lies — the Cancerous

Rapes and lies—the cancerous misconduct at the Ottawa Police Service

 The Ottawa Police Service Board members are accessories to the rape culture at the OPS. Ottawa Life Magazine has been writing about the serious problems in policing in Ottawa and across Canada with police misconduct, police recruiting, police training and police oversight for over a decade. Over the past several

“Cop Connects”— Tow truck drivers allege more Police involved in scam

 ABOVE (LEFT TO RIGHT): Constable Andrew Chronopoulos, veteran Constable Hussein Assad and Constable Kevin Putinsky. On April 23, 2020 three Ottawa Police Service (OPS) officers were charged by the RCMP with breach of trust in relation to an alleged tow truck kick-back scheme in Ottawa. Constable Andrew Chronopoulos, veteran Constable Hussein

Ottawa Police Service — Sheep in sheep’s clothing

 The Ottawa Police Services Board (OPSB) has received multiple complaints about harassment and misogyny against female officers and employees on the force for over a decade. On July 8, 2020 Ottawa police officer Carl Keenan was found guilty in a Gatineau court of assault causing bodily harm in relation to