Ex police chief puts city on warning
Philippe Pichet, who used to be chief of the SPVM, is threatening to sue the city if they don’t reinstate him in the police service. He’s been working in Fermont, which is Quebec’s version of exile to Siberia.
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Ephraim 12:16 on 2021-01-08 Permalink
We never do seem able to get rid of the bad cops… do we? To quote CTV from a few years ago… “Philippe Pichet was suspended with pay as the city’s top cop in December 2017 after an external investigation uncovered a climate of warring clans, mistrust and vengeance within the police force.”
In other words, he wasn’t doing his job properly. But the city couldn’t get rid of him because of the union. We are stuck with this incompetent man… do we have filing to do?
Bill Binns 13:56 on 2021-01-08 Permalink
This problem of being unable to get rid of incompetent employees has a lot more to do with unions than with the cops. Rest assured that anywhere there is a union there are some terrible or useless employees perfectly secure in their jobs.
DavidH 16:01 on 2021-01-08 Permalink
He is brass and not even part of the union… The union represents cops until the sergent grade, he hasn’t been a sergent since 2013. The management has a an ‘association des cadres’ which is not even close to what a union is. Even then, he was director so they can’t represent him. They will if he does go back to inspecteur-chef grade as he asks. All his legal filings are in his name exactly BECAUSE this is not a union thing. He was a city executive, the opposite of union ranks. This would be like blaming golden parachute for CEOs and executives in the private sector on unions, it’s ridiculous.
Bert 16:14 on 2021-01-08 Permalink
I seem to understand from the article that he was lent / placed with the force? If so, sort of like putting him in purgatory?
That said, on a personal note, having been t Wabush / Lab-City a handful of times, and visited Fremont a couple, its a nice corner of the world.I certainly felt out-of-place a few times.
Ephraim 18:07 on 2021-01-08 Permalink
From my understanding, they paid Montreal and Montreal paid him his salary.
Kate 12:45 on 2021-01-09 Permalink
Ephraim, it reads that way to me too. Which is why I mentioned Siberia: “You can go on working as a cop, but only if you’re willing to work in Fermont.” Only he can’t even work there any more.
Bert, I have never been to Fermont, but what little I know didn’t suggest it was nice. More like the setting for a postapocalyptic sci-fi series.
Ephraim 13:17 on 2021-01-09 Permalink
@Kate – I’m sure they can use an ineffective police manager somewhere? Can’t we put him out to direct traffic on Sherbrooke and University from 9PM to 5AM for the next 4 weeks?