Fired police deputy sues Doug Ford for $5M for defamation
Former deputy commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police Brad Blair says that his firing was payback for his legal fight against Premier Doug Ford's government.
TORONTO — A former high-ranking Ontario Provincial Police officer is suing Premier Doug Ford for defamation. Brad Blair, who was fired earlier this month, filed the $5-million lawsuit over comments by the premier that Blair had violated the Police Services Act. Ford's comments came after Blair asked the courts to force the provincial ombudsman to investigate the appointment of a long-time friend of the premier as OPP commissioner, raising concerns about political interference.
The government has said that the decision to fire Blair came from the public service because Blair released confidential OPP information through his court filings.
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