Court denies bid to speed up hearing into Ron Taverner OPP commissioner appointment

Court denies bid to speed up hearing into Ron Taverner OPP commissioner appointment

in Jan 14, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – An Ontario court has rejected a request to speed up a hearing into whether it should order the province’s ombudsman to investigate the appointment of a friend of a premier’s to the job of top cop. OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair is asking Ontario’s Divisional Court to force an investigation into the[…]

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Ford government stands by appointment of Taverner as new OPP commissioner

Ford government stands by appointment of Taverner as new OPP commissioner

in Dec 12, 2018

[ad_1] TORONTO – The Ontario government stands by the decision to name Premier Doug Ford‘s family friend as head of the provincial police force and disputes the contents of a letter calling for the provincial ombudsman to investigate the matter, the minister in charge of law enforcement said Wednesday. Sylvia Jones, minister of community safety[…]

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