The Windsor Police Service is now under investigation.
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission has initiated an investigation after receiving multiple complaints.
The commission says between January 2018 to April 2018, it received complaints from members of Windsor Police Serice that raised serious concerns about the workplace environment, the administration and the oversight provided by the Windsor Police Services Board.
The Commission says it decided to conduct an investigation on May 4 into a number of issues, including;
- Whether the promotional processes, particularly to administration rank positions, are fair and transparent and whether the Board exercises appropriate oversight of those processes
- Whether the hiring processes relating to the potential hiring of relatives are fair and transparent
- Whether the board is appropriately informed about administration issues relating to its mandate, including the promotional processes involving candidates for senior administration
- Whether there has been improper interference in specific legal proceedings and whether any such interference has been initiated, encouraged and/or sustained by the current administration of the WPS and/or the board.
- Whether a poisoned work environment has been created, encouraged, and / or sustained by the current administration of WPS in relation to workplace policies and/or accommodation requests
- Whether the WPS has fair and transparent processes to address workplace harassment and human rights complaints
- Whether the board is fulfilling its statutory oversight role in relation to items 5 and 6.