Another all too familiar article where police officers have been charged under the Police Services Act for donating to the freedom convoy.
The professional standards units are using the catch all charge of bringing disrepute to their organizations. It needs to be reiterated that these officers did absolutely nothing wrong, that they were supporting a cause they believe in, that the donations were made as private citizens, and that their names should have never been released in the first place.
Making public their names has led to an astonishing witch hunt by upper command to publicly shame these officers for those politicians and members of society who are still set on advancing the narrative and propaganda despite the overwhelming evidence that public health restrictions were unlawful, unscientific, and ineffective.

Unfortunately, this is why we keep our active members identities confidential. We now live in a society where our fundamental freedoms, including thought, speech, and expression, are vilified by those with alternate opinions. The Charter guarantees these rights, and our members are fighting to uphold them. These officers should be celebrated, not charged.

I had the absolute honour of personally knowing Michael Briscoe. In 2008 we attended the Ontario Police College together where we were classmates and lived in the same residence for three months of training.

Michael is everything that the citizens of Windsor could want in an officer. In getting to know him he took up policing out of a sense of duty to serve his community.
Michael is an officer of integrity, honesty, and loyalty. What I knew then, and what is evident even 14 years later, is that Michael would always stand up for what he believes to be lawful, true, and just. In reading his comments to CBC, it took me back to those amazing times that we had together and his infectious personality. Michael would never back down from what he believed to be just cause.

Policing sometimes has a way of changing people. Officers become apathetic and forget why the joined their services. It becomes a paycheque, they choose the path of least resistance, and often fall in line to advance their careers. It is clear that even after all this time Michael has not lost sight of what it means to be real police.

Police on Guard is proud to stand with Michael and all officers that stand up for what is right despite the potential ramifications.

To read the CBC News article written by Kerri Breen, click here