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RSS FeedsIntegrity watchdog urged to probe Taverner´s appointment as OPP commissioner
(The Star Toronto Raptors)

 
 

4 december 2018 17:24:53

 
Integrity watchdog urged to probe Taverner´s appointment as OPP commissioner
(The Star Toronto Raptors)
 


The province’s integrity watchdog is being urged to investigate the appointment of a long-time Ford family friend as commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police.In a surprise move, Toronto Police Supt. Ron Taverner, 72, was appointed by Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet to lead the OPP last week.Read more:Toronto police unit commander Ron Taverner to head OPPNDP questions appointment of premier’s friend to head OPPThe 51-year police veteran is a unit commander in charge of Etobicoke divisions and a close friend of the premier. He succeeds Vince Hawkes, 56, who retired earlier this year.On Tuesday, Democracy Watch wrote to integrity commissioner David Wake asking him to probe any potential conflict of interest in the appointment.“If Premier Ford participated in any step of the process that led to his friend Mr. Taverner being appointed OPP commissioner, then he violated the province’s government ethics law, and that’s why the integrity commissioner needs to investigate,” said the group’s co-founder Duff Conacher.“This situation raises the following factual questions: Did Premier Ford take part in choosing the executive search firm or directing its decisions in any way directly or indirectly? Did Premier Ford take part in choosing the members of the selection committee or directing its decisions in any way directly or indirectly?” wrote Conacher in his letter to Wake.“Did Premier Ford take part in the Cabinet decision to appoint Mr. Taverner?” he continued.Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Sylvia Jones said “the choice was made by an independent commissioner and it was approved by cabinet on Thursday.”“I’m proud of the OPP commissioner and I look forward to working with him in the coming years,” Jones said Monday.It remains unclear whether Ford recused himself from the cabinet meeting when the order-in-council was approved last week.NDP MPP Kevin Yar ...


 
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