2022: Ottawa firefighter Eric Einagel, accused of choking non-binary colleague, claims it was "playing around"; both face charges. 2022: Eric Einagel, bombero de Ottawa, acusado de asfixiar a un colega no binario, afirma que estaba "jugando"; ambos enfrentan cargos.

Former Ottawa firefighter, Eric Einagel, accused of choking a non-binary colleague in 2022, testified in court that he is a longtime ally of the LGBTQ community, claiming the incident was just "playing around." El ex bombero de Ottawa, Eric Einagel, acusado de asfixiar a un colega no binario en 2022, testificó ante el tribunal que es un antiguo aliado de la comunidad LGBTQ y afirmó que el incidente fue simplemente "una broma". Einagel is charged with choking and assault causing bodily harm; his colleague, Captain Greg Wright, is charged with threatening to discipline the complainant to prevent them from reporting the incident. Einagel está acusado de asfixia y agresión con lesiones corporales; su colega, el capitán Greg Wright, está acusado de amenazar con disciplinar al denunciante para impedirle denunciar el incidente.