‘All options are on the table,’ says Ontario’s solicitor general
Ontario's solicitor general says he will review a request from Toronto's police chief to expand the circumstances under which officers can be suspended without pay — a legal gap exposed after three Toronto police officers were charged over an alleged assault on a sex worker in Barcelona earlier this month.
The officers were arrested in Spain following an incident in a taxi involving a woman who was allegedly hurt and sexually assaulted, according to several Spanish media outlets. Toronto Police Service (TPS) confirmed the arrests, noting all three were off duty and vacationing at the time.
Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw acknowledged publicly that Ontario law does not currently allow him to suspend the officers without pay because the alleged offences did not take place in Canada. He said he would be raising the issue directly with solicitor general Michael Kerzner, according to media reports.
Speaking to reporters at Queen's Park, Kerzner confirmed he was expecting a formal letter from the chief requesting legislative changes.
"I'm going to consider the requests, and we'll continue to engage the chief. All options are on the table," he told reporters, according to Global News. "Almost everyone who puts on the uniform anywhere in Ontario upholds a high standard. But let's face it, when you don't, there has to be consequences."
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