After Superintendent Ron Taverner’s surprise withdrawal, Premier Doug Ford says what the public needs now is a commissioner who can tackle ‘systemic problems’
Ontario Community Safety Minister Sylvia Jones speaks to members of the media about the withdrawal of Ron Taverner's bid for leadership of the OPP, at Queen's Park in Toronto on March 7, 2019.A day after Superintendent Ron Taverner stepped aside, Ontario has renewed its search for a new OPP commissioner as Premier Doug Ford pointed to what he called “systemic problems" facing the force.
“Since the beginning of this process, our objective has been new leadership up at the OPP to fix the systemic problems that we’re hearing non-stop from the front-line OPP officers,” Mr. Ford said. “As far as the rank-and-file officers, they are concerned, and we must do better for them, and we will do better for them."
A lawyer speaking for Mr. Blair said the focus now must be on the process by which the next police chief is picked. Mr. Blair was fired from his 32-year job at the OPP on Monday. A Community Safety deputy minister travelled to OPP headquarters in Orillia to present him with a termination letter, which stated that Mr. Blair had violated the confidentiality agreements that public servants swear to.“Mr. Blair’s efforts to protect the OPP from political interference have not come without significant personal costs,” he wrote in his statement. It added that Mr.
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