Susan Stevenson cautioned by police tribunal [Video]

The official findings of an independent tribunal of allegations of code of conduct violations for London Police Services Board member Coun. Susan Stevenson were made public this week.

In its letter to the councillor, the Ontario Civilian Police Commission indicated that several inflammatory statements made on social media throughout 2023-2024 were cause for concern.

Specific incidents referred to by the tribunal included referring to those with addictions issues as “junkies,” posting pictures of individual unhoused people in London without their permission, and reinforcing negative stereotypes surrounding those with addictions as violent and criminal.

According to the correspondence from the tribunal, when confronted with these concerns,

Stevenson elaborated that her view on homelessness was a political one, independent of her position as a police services board member, that she had reposted an article with the offensive terminology as opposed to writing it herself, and that the tribunal didn’t have proof that …