Is there something rotten in the OPP? GlobeDebate
Alok Mukherjee was the chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, 2005-2015. He is a distinguished visiting professor at Ryerson University, and co-author ofThe manner of Brad Blair’s firing as deputy commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police brings to mind the reaction of Marcellus in Shakespeare’s: “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” It’s difficult to recall a single precedent in which a top-ranking OPP officer has been turfed out in the manner that Mr. Blair has been.
Ms. Jones has said that Mr. Blair’s appointment was terminated because he “contravened his legal and ethical responsibilities as a deputy commissioner and senior public servant.” This statement relates to the disclosure of a confidential e-mail – which casts Mr. Ford in a negative light – in his continuing legal battle over his failed bid for the OPP commissioner job.
Curiously, Mr. Blair was dealt with not under the PSA but under the Ontario Public Service Act . While it is now known that Mr. Di Tommaso conducted the investigation, it is not clear who turned the association’s complaint into a misconduct charge, who initiated the formal complaint and who decided to treat Mr. Blair under the OPSA.Story continues below advertisementThere is already an ongoing questioning of his relationship with Mr.
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