OPP reviewing interaction between officer, protesters outside Trudeau event

The Ontario Provincial Police has launched a review after one of its officers was recorded vocally supporting — and possibly helping — protesters outside an event with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this week.

15 hours agoThe Ontario Provincial Police says it's reviewing this video, which shows a questionable interaction between an OPP officer and protesters in Alliston, Ont.

19 hours agoThe prime minister weighs in after a video surfaced of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer in Alliston, Ont.

Police officers have faced allegations in recent years of being sympathetic toward certain protesters, including participants in the the 2022 self-stylized "Freedom Convoy" that gridlocked downtown Ottawa and some border points for weeks.

"We recognize the vast majority of people showing up are there for a cause, and to speak up and be heard," Toronto Police Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue said at a news conference this month.

Former RCMP deputy commissioner Pierre-Yves Bourduas tells Power & Politics that the content of the video is ‘deeply troubling’ and far from what Canadians expect.