This is extremely bizarre behaviour by Ottawa police; allowing special interest `civilian`advocacy groups access to police records (aren`t police records confidential?). This raises too many serious questions to even list here; including its legality, what the police are going to do with the, likely very biased, opinions and/or recommendations which will come out of this, protection for people subjected to renewed false or unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations. Will Ottawa police allow me review their files and their practices? Will they allow the press to review their files and their practices? If not, why these groups? Ottawa Police should not be doing this and someone should stop it. The Police Chief should be fired for even considering it. This is Canada, not some third world country with a shaky and corrupt law enforcement and justice system.
(I live in Ottawa).