The appeal of a Windsor police officer disciplined for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy in 2022 has been dismissed by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission.
Constable Michael Brisco, who had no prior disciplinary record, was found guilty of discreditable conduct and ordered to forfeit 80 hours in pay following a four-day hearing in March 2023. He filed a Notice of Appeal with the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) last June seeking to challenge the conviction and penalty.
Const. Brisco said there was no “clear and compelling evidence” of discreditable conduct, that the investigation of the donation was an abuse of process, and that the penalty was “unreasonable and unduly harsh,” during the Nov. 21, 2023, appeal hearing. While the Ontario Civilian Police Commission agreed the penalty was “significant,” it determined the discipline was not unreasonable.