An Ottawa firefighter, charged for allegedly attacking the fire department’s first openly non-binary firefighter, has been let go from his job, while a captain was suspended without pay for three days for failing to report the incident.
Lawyers representing the defendants confirmed Thursday that Eric Einagel was terminated from his position with Ottawa Fire Services and Capt. Greg Wright will face a three-day suspension without pay following an internal investigation by the city.
“Based on the report from the City of Ottawa, Mr. Einagel believes that his termination is totally unwarranted and will seek to appeal this decision,” read a statement from his lawyer Dominic Lamb.
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