By Rosalind Russell – Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas has reintroduced her bill to honour police officers who died by suicide due to being in the line of duty, by including them in highway memorials for fallen officers.
She says they need to continue to shine a light on the mental health of the people charged with protecting the wider community.
She says in 2021, the Ontario Provincial Police unveiled a suicide memorial, for officers whose death was related to their line of duty, at their headquarters in Orillia.
She adds the establishment of the memorial shows the province is starting to recognize the impact of police work on their mental health.
Gélinas’ bill Highway Memorials for Fallen Police Officers Amendment Act (In Memory of Officers Impacted by Traumatic Events), 2024 changes provincial law to include police officers who died by suicide, in memorials along the King’s Highway.
Photo: Memorial erected for police officers who commit suicide due to being in the line of duty in Orillia. Photo orillia.com
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