On May 5, 2021, Halifax Regional Police Constable Pierre-Paul Cadieux and Constable Steve Logan were found guilty of racism by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. The Commission's 51-page decision (view PDF) doesn't pull any punches about Constable Pierre-Paul Cadieux's and Constable Steve Logan's behaviour. [3] I find that race was a factor in the police … [Read more...]
Sexual Assault Charges Stayed Against Const. Pierre-Paul Cadieux
In June of 2018, Halifax Regional Police (HRP) Const. Pierre-Paul Cadieux was charged with sexual assault against another HRP employee. It’s alleged the sexual assault took place some time in 2016 but an official complaint was not filed until May 25, 2018. "The whole experience of sexual assault for the victims, it's complex.… We recognize the victim's power to report it to … [Read more...]
Former Halifax Cop Gary Basso Appeals Assault Conviction
Gary Lawrence Basso, a former Halifax Regional Police constable, is appealing his conviction and sentence for punching a homeless man in the face on February 25, 2018. Basso was on duty at the time of the assault. On January 31, 2020, Judge Halfpenny-MacQuarrie sentenced Gary Basso to 90 days in jail to be served on weekends, one-year probation and a 10-year firearms … [Read more...]
Joseph Endelle Chan: Poster-Criminal for Firearm Prohibition Order Reform
If Public Safety Minister Bill Blair needs a face to put on the poster for Firearm Prohibition Order reform, look no further than repeat violent offender Joseph Endelle Chan. On April 8, 2010, Joseph Chan masked his face before walking inside a Halifax barber shop with a stolen Glock pistol. He fired at least two shots before fleeing the scene. He was arrested a week … [Read more...]
Someone stole your pistol from your parked car. Now what?
Imagine the horror. You went to the gun club, sent some lead downrange at your favourite target, then stopped briefly for a bite to eat, a workout, a cup of coffee. Whatever. When you come back to your car, fragments of your passenger window litter the pavement. The trunk lid floats in the air. You notice it rocking, ever so gently, in the evening breeze. Your heart drops … [Read more...]