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The Military Police Complaints Commission currently consists of Chairperson Glenn Stannard and supporting staff. There is also one part-time member appointed by Governor in Council; Roy Berlinquette of Ottawa, Ontario. The Executive Committee of the Commission is composed of the Chair, his Chief of Staff and the General Counsel. You can find the list of key staff and how to reach them on the Contact Us page of this website.
Glenn Stannard
Chairperson
Born, raised and educated in Windsor, Ontario, Mr. Stannard served with its city police service for 37 years. During this time, he was promoted through the ranks and has worked in all divisions of the service. In August 1995, Mr. Stannard was promoted to Deputy Chief of Police, Administration. His dedication to the city and its citizen was recognized in 1999 with his appointment as its Chief of Police. Mr. Stannard is also a Past President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. In 2003, he was invested into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces by the Governor General and received the Queen's Jubilee Award in 2005.
During his 9 years as Chief of Police with the Windsor Police Service, he had a legislative responsibility under the Police Service Act of Ontario (PSA) to oversee, administer and be responsible for the Public Complaints Process. Responsibilities included the oversight of the Professional Standards Branch that handled the receiving, processing, investigating and resolution of all public complaints against Windsor Police officers covered under PSA. Additional duties included addressing appeals returned by the civilian oversight body, the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services.
Mr. Stannard was also a prosecutor and hearings officer under the authority of the Police Services Act. This adjudicative responsibility dealt with police act charges against police officers under the PSA.
Mr. Stannard was appointed as a part-time Commission Member in September 2007. He was appointed as the MPCC interim Chairperson in December 2009 and as full-time Chairperson in June 2010.
Roy V. Berlinquette
MPCC Member
Roy V. Berlinquette, a recognized team builder with 36 years of public service with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) emerged from an entry-level position to senior executive levels in corporate, operational and administrative areas to Deputy Commissioner of the North West Region.
Mr. Berlinquette has acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience in his numerous years of dealing with government officials at Municipal, Provincial and Federal levels as well as positive relations at the international level.
His recent accomplishments include being a six year member of the Office of the Oversight Commission on the Reform of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and researcher and co-author of the Jerusalem Old City Security Initiative. He is principal of a consulting company specializing in risk management, comptrollership and investigations in Ottawa.
All of the above may also be contacted through the Commission's main numbers:
Telephone: (613) 947-5625
Toll Free: 1-800 632-0566
Facsimile: (613) 947-5713
Toll Free: 1 877 947-5713
e-mail inquiries: commission@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca
media inquiries: media@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca or by phone at (613) 944-9349
NOTE: Please do not submit complaints or other confidential information via e-mail, as security cannot be guaranteed.