LOCAL COURTS-HOME COOKING, MECAC, SCHOOL BOARDS, CATHOLIC CHURCH, HEALTH CARE, ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW TRIBUNAL, POLICE ARBITRATION, HOCKEY CANADA and on and on.
Services offered by our authorities and governments do not include Justice. All our institutions are strongly biased towards the status quo. Some of our institutions are famous for their bias such as the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) forerunner to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), Our Regional Police locally are well known for their racial bias as well as biases against female police officers. Political bias would include MECAC (Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee) mostly made up of retired politicians and their friends. Our very own WRDSB has long closed ranks against parents or students with complaints against teachers whether justified or not. It appears as if all the stakeholders in all these institutions long ago decided it's us against the world, first and foremost. The various scandals within the Catholic Church are legion and well known now but they were kept under wraps literally for many decades as critics were muzzled and ignored.
Today's Waterloo Region Record carries the following story written by Terry Pender titled "Their Intent was to document my every move". This is the ongoing for years now Police Arbitration Hearing into complaints of sexual harassment and bias against her by Angie Rivers, a former police officer. It seems in keeping with males in positions of authority in the workplace over females, that the males resorted to thinking with their little heads versus their big heads. It is not fair to suggest that either Waterloo Regional Police or Police in general only suffer from this affliction. It is far too common in so many male dominated jobs or professions and reflects badly on males as it should. In regards to thinking with their little heads instead of their big heads let me paraphrase that somewhat by quoting a famous Irish author " A penis has no conscience.".
Sorry to be so blunt here folks but it is truly unbelievable the number of female police officers who have risked their careers, mental health, financial security and more looking for justice in the workplace. Regarding our local police force I believe they are batting zero to date. From evidence published in books and newspapers to date I would suggest that this has nothing to do with the facts of each case and everything to do with the power imbalance between individual officers and our WRPS (Waterloo Region Police Service) who are backed by both the Police Services Board and our regional politicians. I would suggest that there are some female regional politicians who have kept their heads down and supported the status quo for self-serving reasons. Shame on them.
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