Toronto Police Department. Scott Baptiste was honored with the CACP Lifetime Achievement Award at the 117th annual conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Quebec. Photo by @CACP_ACCP /Twitter

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It’s not every day you hear about an investigation being launched into an “incident” that allegedly happened at a conference with all of Canada’s police chiefs and top law enforcement leaders — including Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino — in attendance. But that’s what happens in Quebec. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is cooperating with an investigation stemming from an incident at its 117th annual conference at the Hilton Hotel in Quebec, Aug. 7-9. The Honorable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, kicked off Day 2 of the #CACP2022 Annual Conference. / We are proud to welcome the Honorable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety as our featured speaker today. @Safety_Canada pic.twitter.com/e9KyvcqNzo — CACP / ACCP (@CACP_ACCP) August 9, 2022

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Details of that investigation are scarce, but the top officer in Toronto Police Traffic Services was suddenly transferred from his role as commander of that unit to respond to the agency’s Professional Standards Unit, according to subordinates. “That language means the person is suspended from active duty,” said a Toronto police source, who claims the officer in question was at work Tuesday to “clean out his desk.” The rest was a mystery for a week and the subject of much gossip among class members, until prominent Toronto lawyer Joseph Markson was mentioned Thursday in a CBC news report that he is representing Supt. Scott Baptist, who has been suspended with pay as a result of a female TPS civilian claiming the 34-year veteran said something inappropriate to her.

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Markson told CBC Toronto in an email that while his client “respects the investigative process,” he “strongly denies any misconduct.” The CACP confirmed that there is an investigation into whatever allegedly happened in Quebec. “CACP is aware of the incident and that an external investigation is underway,” Natalie Wright, CACP’s Ottawa-based communications advisor, said in a statement to the Toronto Sun. “We fully support and cooperate with this investigation.” “CACP condemns any inappropriate and/or illegal behavior by police officers at all times, including at CACP events,” he added. Wright did not specify or say who is conducting the outside investigation. Meanwhile, Quebec City police said the Toronto Sun was the third Toronto media outlet to request information about this incident, which it said it is aware of but would not comment further.

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“We did not arrest anyone at the conference and we have not arrested anyone at this point,” a spokesman said, adding that they never discuss the status of their investigations.

We apologize, but this video failed to load. Meanwhile, Toronto police are also keeping their cards close to the vest, with spokeswoman Stephanie Sayer saying the officers they said were involved “have not been arrested or charged in any jurisdiction.” However, he did not say that the matter has been resolved. “The Police Services Act (PSA) prohibits any police service from confirming or sharing information about internal disciplinary matters unless the matter is heard in a disciplinary tribunal where the information will be made public.” It’s hard to write this kind of story, but when the CACP acknowledges that there was an incident at the largest police gathering in the country, it’s also hard not to. If this commander was indeed sent home, as the communications indicate, it would be the fourth high-ranking member of the Toronto police to face suspension in recent times. Two involved allegations of impaired driving and one involved allegations of assisting officers in promotional exams.

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title: “Warmington Canada S Police Chiefs Conference Examines Incident Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-09” author: “Joyce Turner”

Toronto Police Department. Scott Baptiste was honored with the CACP Lifetime Achievement Award at the 117th annual conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Quebec. Photo by @CACP_ACCP /Twitter

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It’s not every day you hear about an investigation being launched into an “incident” that allegedly happened at a conference with all of Canada’s police chiefs and top law enforcement leaders — including Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino — in attendance. But that’s what happens in Quebec. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is cooperating with an investigation stemming from an incident at its 117th annual conference at the Hilton Hotel in Quebec, Aug. 7-9. The Honorable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, kicked off Day 2 of the #CACP2022 Annual Conference. / We are proud to welcome the Honorable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety as our featured speaker today. @Safety_Canada pic.twitter.com/e9KyvcqNzo — CACP / ACCP (@CACP_ACCP) August 9, 2022

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Details of that investigation are scarce, but the top officer in Toronto Police Traffic Services was suddenly transferred from his role as commander of that unit to respond to the agency’s Professional Standards Unit, according to subordinates. “That language means the person is suspended from active duty,” said a Toronto police source, who claims the officer in question was at work Tuesday to “clean out his desk.” The rest was a mystery for a week and the subject of much gossip among class members, until prominent Toronto lawyer Joseph Markson was mentioned Thursday in a CBC news report that he is representing Supt. Scott Baptist, who has been suspended with pay as a result of a female TPS civilian claiming the 34-year veteran said something inappropriate to her.

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Markson told CBC Toronto in an email that while his client “respects the investigative process,” he “strongly denies any misconduct.” The CACP confirmed that there is an investigation into whatever allegedly happened in Quebec. “CACP is aware of the incident and that an external investigation is underway,” Natalie Wright, CACP’s Ottawa-based communications advisor, said in a statement to the Toronto Sun. “We fully support and cooperate with this investigation.” “CACP condemns any inappropriate and/or illegal behavior by police officers at all times, including at CACP events,” he added. Wright did not specify or say who is conducting the outside investigation. Meanwhile, Quebec City police said the Toronto Sun was the third Toronto media outlet to request information about this incident, which it said it is aware of but would not comment further.

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“We did not arrest anyone at the conference and we have not arrested anyone at this point,” a spokesman said, adding that they never discuss the status of their investigations.

We apologize, but this video failed to load. Meanwhile, Toronto police are also keeping their cards close to the vest, with spokeswoman Stephanie Sayer saying the officers they said were involved “have not been arrested or charged in any jurisdiction.” However, he did not say that the matter has been resolved. “The Police Services Act (PSA) prohibits any police service from confirming or sharing information about internal disciplinary matters unless the matter is heard in a disciplinary tribunal where the information will be made public.” It’s hard to write this kind of story, but when the CACP acknowledges that there was an incident at the largest police gathering in the country, it’s also hard not to. If this commander was indeed sent home, as the communications indicate, it would be the fourth high-ranking member of the Toronto police to face suspension in recent times. Two involved allegations of impaired driving and one involved allegations of assisting officers in promotional exams.

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Toronto had a number of officers at the annual conference in Quebec — including Supt. Scott Baptist who received a major Lifetime Service Award – so hopefully some of them can help investigators determine exactly what happened. [email protected]

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title: “Warmington Canada S Police Chiefs Conference Examines Incident Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-23” author: “Steven Pritchard”

Toronto Police Department. Scott Baptiste was honored with the CACP Lifetime Achievement Award at the 117th annual conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Quebec. Photo by @CACP_ACCP /Twitter

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It’s not every day you hear about an investigation being launched into an “incident” that allegedly happened at a conference with all of Canada’s police chiefs and top law enforcement leaders — including Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino — in attendance. But that’s what happens in Quebec. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is cooperating with an investigation stemming from an incident at its 117th annual conference at the Hilton Hotel in Quebec, Aug. 7-9. The Honorable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, kicked off Day 2 of the #CACP2022 Annual Conference. / We are proud to welcome the Honorable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety as our featured speaker today. @Safety_Canada pic.twitter.com/e9KyvcqNzo — CACP / ACCP (@CACP_ACCP) August 9, 2022

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Details of that investigation are scarce, but the top officer in Toronto Police Traffic Services was suddenly transferred from his role as commander of that unit to respond to the agency’s Professional Standards Unit, according to subordinates. “That language means the person is suspended from active duty,” said a Toronto police source, who claims the officer in question was at work Tuesday to “clean out his desk.” The rest was a mystery for a week and the subject of much gossip among class members, until prominent Toronto lawyer Joseph Markson was mentioned Thursday in a CBC news report that he is representing Supt. Scott Baptist, who has been suspended with pay as a result of a female TPS civilian claiming the 34-year veteran said something inappropriate to her.

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Markson told CBC Toronto in an email that while his client “respects the investigative process,” he “strongly denies any misconduct.” The CACP confirmed that there is an investigation into whatever allegedly happened in Quebec. “CACP is aware of the incident and that an external investigation is underway,” Natalie Wright, CACP’s Ottawa-based communications advisor, said in a statement to the Toronto Sun. “We fully support and cooperate with this investigation.” “CACP condemns any inappropriate and/or illegal behavior by police officers at all times, including at CACP events,” he added. Wright did not specify or say who is conducting the outside investigation. Meanwhile, Quebec City police said the Toronto Sun was the third Toronto media outlet to request information about this incident, which it said it is aware of but would not comment further.

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“We did not arrest anyone at the conference and we have not arrested anyone at this point,” a spokesman said, adding that they never discuss the status of their investigations.

We apologize, but this video failed to load. Meanwhile, Toronto police are also keeping their cards close to the vest, with spokeswoman Stephanie Sayer saying the officers they said were involved “have not been arrested or charged in any jurisdiction.” However, he did not say that the matter has been resolved. “The Police Services Act (PSA) prohibits any police service from confirming or sharing information about internal disciplinary matters unless the matter is heard in a disciplinary tribunal where the information will be made public.” It’s hard to write this kind of story, but when the CACP acknowledges that there was an incident at the largest police gathering in the country, it’s also hard not to. If this commander was indeed sent home, as the communications indicate, it would be the fourth high-ranking member of the Toronto police to face suspension in recent times. Two involved allegations of impaired driving and one involved allegations of assisting officers in promotional exams.

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Toronto had a number of officers at the annual conference in Quebec — including Supt. Scott Baptist who received a major Lifetime Service Award – so hopefully some of them can help investigators determine exactly what happened. [email protected]

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title: “Warmington Canada S Police Chiefs Conference Examines Incident Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-23” author: “Troy Oldenkamp”

Toronto Police Department. Scott Baptiste was honored with the CACP Lifetime Achievement Award at the 117th annual conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Quebec. Photo by @CACP_ACCP /Twitter

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It’s not every day you hear about an investigation being launched into an “incident” that allegedly happened at a conference with all of Canada’s police chiefs and top law enforcement leaders — including Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino — in attendance. But that’s what happens in Quebec. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is cooperating with an investigation stemming from an incident at its 117th annual conference at the Hilton Hotel in Quebec, Aug. 7-9. The Honorable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, kicked off Day 2 of the #CACP2022 Annual Conference. / We are proud to welcome the Honorable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety as our featured speaker today. @Safety_Canada pic.twitter.com/e9KyvcqNzo — CACP / ACCP (@CACP_ACCP) August 9, 2022

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Details of that investigation are scarce, but the top officer in Toronto Police Traffic Services was suddenly transferred from his role as commander of that unit to respond to the agency’s Professional Standards Unit, according to subordinates. “That language means the person is suspended from active duty,” said a Toronto police source, who claims the officer in question was at work Tuesday to “clean out his desk.” The rest was a mystery for a week and the subject of much gossip among class members, until prominent Toronto lawyer Joseph Markson was mentioned Thursday in a CBC news report that he is representing Supt. Scott Baptist, who has been suspended with pay as a result of a female TPS civilian claiming the 34-year veteran said something inappropriate to her.

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Markson told CBC Toronto in an email that while his client “respects the investigative process,” he “strongly denies any misconduct.” The CACP confirmed that there is an investigation into whatever allegedly happened in Quebec. “CACP is aware of the incident and that an external investigation is underway,” Natalie Wright, CACP’s Ottawa-based communications advisor, said in a statement to the Toronto Sun. “We fully support and cooperate with this investigation.” “CACP condemns any inappropriate and/or illegal behavior by police officers at all times, including at CACP events,” he added. Wright did not specify or say who is conducting the outside investigation. Meanwhile, Quebec City police said the Toronto Sun was the third Toronto media outlet to request information about this incident, which it said it is aware of but would not comment further.

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“We did not arrest anyone at the conference and we have not arrested anyone at this point,” a spokesman said, adding that they never discuss the status of their investigations.

We apologize, but this video failed to load. Meanwhile, Toronto police are also keeping their cards close to the vest, with spokeswoman Stephanie Sayer saying the officers they said were involved “have not been arrested or charged in any jurisdiction.” However, he did not say that the matter has been resolved. “The Police Services Act (PSA) prohibits any police service from confirming or sharing information about internal disciplinary matters unless the matter is heard in a disciplinary tribunal where the information will be made public.” It’s hard to write this kind of story, but when the CACP acknowledges that there was an incident at the largest police gathering in the country, it’s also hard not to. If this commander was indeed sent home, as the communications indicate, it would be the fourth high-ranking member of the Toronto police to face suspension in recent times. Two involved allegations of impaired driving and one involved allegations of assisting officers in promotional exams.

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Toronto had a number of officers at the annual conference in Quebec — including Supt. Scott Baptist who received a major Lifetime Service Award – so hopefully some of them can help investigators determine exactly what happened. [email protected]

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