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Canada 23 Jun 2026

Frank talk on Ottawa police misconduct dominates 1st in-person board meeting in years

Gender-based misconduct and what to do about it dominated the discussion at the first in-person Ottawa police oversight board meeting in more than three years Monday night.

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Gender-based misconduct and what to do about it dominated the discussion at the first in-person Ottawa police oversight board meeting in more than three years Monday night. Ottawa police board holds first public, in-person meeting in more than three years Gender-based misconduct within the Ottawa Police Service and what to do about it dominated the discussion at the first in-person police oversight board meeting in more than three years on Monday. Among the recent CBC News reporting on the problem are allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment made by college students against an Ottawa police sergeant who died by suicide in March, and an allegation of sexual assault against Ottawa police union president Matthew Cox being investigated by Ontario's police watchdog. After a decade of assessments, recommendations, promises and millions of dollars spent by service to end this kind of misconduct, some current and former employees of the force have told CBC News that they didn't think meaningful change was coming.

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