Windsor Police Officer Asks Ontario Court to Review Charge for Donating $50 to Freedom Convoy

Published on April 4, 2024

A Windsor police officer is asking an Ontario court to review his discreditable conduct charge for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy protest in 2022. Constable Michael Brisco is petitioning the Ontario Divisional Court in Toronto to review the decisions made in his case. His application for a judicial review comes after a February decision by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission to dismiss his appeal of the discreditable conduct charge. A judicial review is a common process by which courts ensure decisions of administrative bodies are fair, reasonable, and lawful. “The evidence used to convict Const. Brisco amounted to nothing more than opinions from people who did not like the message,” lawyer Darren Leung said in an April 3 press release....

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