TORONTO — Ontario’s ombudsman is mulling whether to take another look at how provincial police deal with officers who suffer serious stress on the job and, in some cases, end up killing themselves. In a statement on Tuesday, Paul Dube said he had directed his staff to assess new complaints and issues related to suicides and operational stress injuries among Ontario Provincial Police officers. Dube said he wanted to see whether a follow-up systemic investigation was warranted. The report also recommended police collect data on operational stress injury claims and suicides. Dube acknowledged that provincial police Commissioner Vince Hawkes has announced an internal mental-health review, but said that didn’t preclude an investigation by his office.

Source: National Post September 18, 2018 18:45 UTC