OTTAWA — Following a report from Queen’s Park Briefing revealing that Ford government Ottawa Police Services Board appointee Robert Swaita attended the convoy’s illegal occupation in the Ottawa, Official Opposition NDP MPP Joel Harden is calling on Premier Doug Ford to remove him from the police board. Harden released the following statement:
“It’s disturbing to learn that a Ford government-appointed member of the Ottawa Police Services Board participated in the convoy in the national capital. This just adds insult to injury for the people of Ottawa, who are still picking up the pieces after a weeks-long occupation that wreaked havoc on their lives. Only Doug Ford has the power to cancel Swaita’s appointment, and Mr. Ford must do that immediately. It would be completely unacceptable to allow someone who actively undermined local police by standing shoulder to shoulder with occupiers that local police were tasked with clearing out to continue to participate in local police oversight.”
Swaita was appointed by an order in council by Ford and his cabinet, and his appointment would be ended the same way.
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