Published Monday, December 14, 2020 11:26AM EST
Last Updated Monday, December 14, 2020 2:42PM EST
Toronto’s ombudsman is calling on the TTC to “overhaul” how it oversees its special constables and fare enforcement officers following a violent altercation on a streetcar last winter.
The incident happened on a 501 streetcar on the morning of February 7 as two officers asked a rider for proof of payment.
A short video clip of the altercation, which was posted online, showed the officers subduing the man. One of them can be seeing pinning him against a seat while the other sprayed him with a substance, later determined to be pepper spray.