How Doug Ford fumbled hiring OPP commissioner

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English - March 11, 2019 23:31 - 16 minutes - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Ontario has a new top cop, but the process to replace the outgoing OPP commissioner was anything but smooth.

Premier Doug Ford found himself in political hot water after a senior officer with ties to the Ford family was initially named the new OPP boss.

We look at why the decision was so controversial, what the fallout has been, and how the Ford government can move past it.
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Ontario has a new top cop, but the process to replace the outgoing OPP commissioner was anything but smooth.

Premier Doug Ford found himself in political hot water after a senior officer with ties to the Ford family was initially named the new OPP boss.

We look at why the decision was so controversial, what the fallout has been, and how the Ford government can move past it.

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