But in several provinces, including Quebec, there is nothing to prevent officers from retiring to avoid disciplinary action. The changes came after Victoria's police chief resigned in 2008, days before he was to face a disciplinary hearing due to complaints of favouritism. In another case, an SQ sergeant who allegedly solicited sex from a Haitian prostitute retired last year before the police force had scheduled his disciplinary hearing. The case of two Quebec provincial police officers who retired before facing allegations of sexual misconduct in Haiti has exposed loopholes that allow some officers to dodge disciplinary action, critics say. Lapointe couldn't say how many police officers retire ahead of disciplinary hearings, which are public.

Source: CBC News July 29, 2016 09:00 UTC