Author of the article: Alex Vezina
Publishing date: May 12, 2021 • May 13, 2021 • 3 minute read • York Regional Police Const. Chris Vandenbos and Toronto Police Sgt. Julie Evans, who are among the 15 active officers and four retirees taking the government and their police forces to court, stand in front of the Charter of Rights in Toronto on May 3, 2021. Photo by Joe Warmington /Toronto Sun
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Some people believe Canada has become a police state as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At least that’s the claim being made in response to some police forces across Canada selectively enforcing COVID-19 rules.
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“It’s not what we signed up for,” said Evans. “Imagine watching daily your colleagues do that and try and put that same uniform on.”
These cops say they want to help people like her. Not fight her.
As a police officer for two decades, Boltyansky served foreign tours in Afghanistan and Ukraine but says it’s the stress now that is worse. “Right now I feel broken,” he said.
Our society is broken. The mental stress levels have never been higher.
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It’s heartbreaking because these officers are good people with great careers. I’d rather find a way for them to continue those instead of being out of sorts with equally as exceptional superiors who have their own pressures to bear.