Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau calculated to harm the police association and undermine Matt Skof’s leadership and reputation when he suspended the union president and banned him from all police buildings and public board meetings, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
Skof, and the Ottawa Police Association acting on behalf of “its members and in the public interest,” are suing Bordeleau and the police board for $500,000. The lawsuit also seeks a declaration that Bordeleau “abused his office as Chief of the Ottawa Police Service and engaged in misfeasance in public office,” as well as a declaration that the chief infringed Skof’s charter rights to freedom of expression and association and an order suspending the restrictions imposed on Skof as association president.
The statement of claim was served to Bordeleau at Monday’s public police board meeting, where Skof is banned from attending.
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