Bust the Police Unions to Rank and Yank Bad Cops

Officials need the ability to fire low-performing officers and reward ones who go above and beyond

By Saqib Qureshi. Mr. Qureshi is CEO of Building Capital, a Toronto real-estate firm, and author of “The Broken Contract: Making Our Democracies Efficient, Representative and Accountable.” Excerpts:

"In 2017, the Fraser Institute found that employees in Canada’s private economy were five times as likely to be removed from their jobs as public-sector employees were. Public-sector workers were almost five times as likely to be unionized."

"Yet we should also acknowledge officers who exceed standards of behavior and policing. In recent days videos have emerged of cops and National Guardsmen interacting with peaceful demonstrators. Some have shown solidarity or engaged in polite conversations to hear real grievances. It would make sense to reward the top-performing 5% of public employees, including police officers."