Ottawa police chief on racist comments: All officers are human, have biases

Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau says he doesn't negate the impact of racist comments allegedly posted online by one of his sergeants, but adds that police officers are human beings with biases who can learn not to let them affect their work.

"I can tell you that the comments are inappropriate. They don't reflect the values of the members of the Ottawa Police Service, they don't reflect the values of this organization, and they certainly don't reflect my values," Bordeleau told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning on Thursday, stopping short of calling the comments racist.

"I'm certainly hearing that they're being seen as being racist comments," Bordeleau said. "I certainly appreciate and understand how those comments are being received."

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