Thread by @judyatrinh

Breaking : CBC sources say Peter Sloly has resigned as Ottawa’s Police Chief and will publicly announce he is stepping aside after the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting today

This comes after 18 days of fractious relations within the chain of command.
Peter Sloly removed three incident commanders - who are experienced in handling massive events like Csnada Day- from handling the response to the Freedom Convoy protest.

Tensions between Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly and rank and file have percolated for from nearly the start of his tenure in Ottawa. A meme was circulated among members comparing him to Hitler in 2020. The video was condemned as “hateful”
cbc.ca/amp/1.5732002

Here is CBC breaking news file on Ottawa’s Chief of Police resigning cbc.ca/news/politics/…

For context here is a thread about Peter Sloly’s tenure as Chief of Ottawa Police. He was hired to help mend race relations in Ottawa . threadreaderapp.com/thread/1489429… threadreaderapp.com/thread/1489429…

There are two deputy police chiefs who could step in. Deputy Chief Steve Bell or acting Deputy Chief Trish Ferguson.
Ottawa’s other DC Uday Jaswal has been suspended with pay since March 2020 - waiting a hearing on allegations of sexual harassment /misconduct.

This is not to dismiss criticism of Sloly within his own force.
Past and present senior officers who work with him say his management style can be “tyrannical” and “irrational” He removes officers from roles without giving them a reason.

Sloly was hired from outside - he’s a former Deputy Chief of Toronto Police. He had few allies within Ottawa Police. But he was welcomed by community groups as someone who could help rebuild race relations in the city after the death of Abdirahman Abdi during an arrest.

All this to say - it’s complicated. And these factors should be taken into account.

Sources say while Peter Sloly wanted his offcrs to intercept fuel/jerrycans - OPP Command refused to follow through on what they considered an insignificant charge that would cause administrative headache. After that OPS officers refused to intercept too.

Watch this today: Peter Sloly was hired to mend race relations, but that didn't happen. Listen to @DiasporaOttawa Vanessa Dorimain on the reax following Sloly's resignatio with @Ginella_M cbc.ca/player/play/20…