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A Port Hope police board member is suspended without pay for six months after investigators found he repeatedly violated conflict-of-interest rules while pushing to use the local police force as a secret weapons broker for his employer, Ontario Power Generation. Wooland, who leads security at OPG, tried to bypass federal procurement hurdles by having the police buy guns for nuclear site guards — even after declaring a conflict of interest. Witnesses say he pressured police leadership, offered them a 6% fee, and asked for sensitive offender lists. Though he claimed good faith and corporate collaboration, the inspector general called his actions a fundamental misunderstanding of ethics and public trust. The board has now killed the deal and Wooland will pursue an alternative route — but the suspension stands as a stark warning about abusing public office.

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