The ad included statistics from year-end reports related to calls for service, mental health calls and school liaison officers. It also featured a false claim that the local police service is the most diverse in Ontario, citing a CBC Hamilton story . Berton said the HPA ad, which "was not cheap," ran like any other advertisement and said ads don't face the same journalistic rigour as stories. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)Eisenberger also said the HPA ad raised "good points." Treena MacSween has spent 20 of her 23 years in policing with the Hamilton Police Service.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2020 08:02 UTC