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RSS FeedsHearing into whether ombudsman should examine Taverner appointment won´t be fast tracked, judge says
(The Star Fashion & Style)

 
 

14 january 2019 19:52:32

 
Hearing into whether ombudsman should examine Taverner appointment won´t be fast tracked, judge says
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


An Ontario Divisional court judge has ruled there’s no need for an expedited hearing that could force the ombudsman to investigate the appointment of a close friend of Premier Doug Ford to head the OPP.Justice Herman Wilton-Siegel ruled Monday that there is no reason to jump the queue, though he wants the matter dealt with “in a timely manner.”Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair, who served as interim OPP commissioner until going public with complaints about the Progressive Conservatives’ controversial hiring of Toronto police Supt. Ron Taverner, wants ombudsman Paul Dubé to review the matter. “Public confidence is … essential in policing,” Blair’s lawyer, Julian Falconer, told the court, noting “political interference in the running of the OPP” should worry all Ontarians. “This is not a personal attack on Mr. Taverner,” Falconer said of the long-time Ford friend.“In the end, the stakes are very high,” he said, noting “Deputy Blair is concerned about reprisals” within the force for speaking out. Read more:Integrity watchdog has yet to interview Ford over hiring of Taverner as OPP commissionerConcern over conflicts of interest would hurt Ron Taverner in OPP job, policing experts sayOutside court, Falconer declined to discuss what those reprisals were. Wilton-Siegel stressed that no evidence of that was before the court. Blair filed an application to Divisional Court “to determine and enforce the jurisdiction” of hiring process on an “expedited” basis.But Dubé has declined to investigate, insisting it is beyond his jurisdiction.“The ombudsman has no standing whatsoever to keep someone from being appointed,” said Frank Cesario, the ombudsman’s lawyer. “The ombudsman simply has the power to make a report,” said Cesario. Falconer countered that “there is some irony that I am debating with counsel for the ombu ...


 
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