Review of Officer’s Conduct Following Interaction with Anti-Trudeau Protestor
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently examining the conduct of one of its officers following a video circulating on social media that seemed to show the officer sharing security information about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a protester and expressing support for the demonstrators.
This incident took place on April 25 at the Honda plant in Alliston, Ont., where the prime minister revealed a $15 billion deal with the Japanese auto giant to establish a plant for electric vehicle production.
In the footage, the officer appeared to disclose which entrance the prime minister used to enter the plant and stated, “Do me a favour. I’m on board with you guys, but just no profanity.”
“There’s 6,000 of us employed in the OPP. I’m pretty sure that not 6,000 voted for Trudeau,” the officer further commented.
The officer also agreed with the protester’s criticism of Ottawa’s bail policies, calling them “catch and release,” to which the officer responded, “It’s ridiculous. It is absolutely ridiculous.”
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The OPP has confirmed that they are conducting a review of the incident, acknowledging that the video “raised concerns about professionalism and depicted opinions that are not consistent with the OPP’s values.”
When questioned about the incident during his visit to Bromont, Que. on April 26, Mr. Trudeau declined to comment on operational or security issues. He assured that the appropriate authorities are looking into the reports
The prime minister emphasized the right to protest in Canada, stating that Canadians have the right to disagree with or criticize a prime minister.
“However, politicians must be cautious not to fuel divisions among Canadians, polarizations, or conspiracy theories,” Mr. Trudeau remarked, criticizing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for failing to condemn American broadcaster Alex Jones, whom Mr. Trudeau referred to as a “garbage conspiracy theorist.”
Sebastian Skamski, a spokesman for Mr. Poilievre, informed The Canadian Press that the Tories neither follow nor listen to Mr. Jones.
