The Ottawa Police Association (OPA) and its president, Matthew Skof, are suing the Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau, the latest development in an ongoing feud. The suit, served to Bordeleau before an Ottawa Police Services Board meeting Monday afternoon, claims a suspension order barring Skof from Ottawa Police Service (OPS) facilities and rescinding his access to OPS police computer systems, violates his charter rights. According to the statement of claim, Bordeleau also directed Skof not to attend public meetings of the police services board. The complainants are suing for $250,000 in damages plus costs, as well as an injunction to end the suspension order. Eli El-Chantiry, former chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2019 21:43 UTC