Const. Paul Heffler was suspended with pay on April 12. Heffler told CBC he would have "loved" to comment, but can't because of restrictions in the Police Services Act.
Heffler is one of three Ottawa police officers seen and heard in a security camera video that was recorded in 2018 and went viral after it was posted April 6. The officers, who were on duty and in uniform, were standing in a private garage while waiting to serve a warrant.
During their conversation, Heffler is heard paraphrasing someone whose name is inaudible, saying: "Our days are done. White man's day is done."
Another officer responds in agreement: "He's probably right."
"We're the minority, I think, at this point," Heffler continues.
Another officer agrees: "If you put all the different groups together."
Heffler then goes on to discuss interracial relationships.
"You go to Toronto, and every couple you see walking by is a mixed couple. You don't see white and white people together. It's white [and] Asian, white [and] East Indian," he said.
