Doug Ford, Ontario PCs deny meddling in OPP commissioner appointment

Doug Ford, Ontario PCs deny meddling in OPP commissioner appointment

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/opp-commissioner-job-change-1.4931906

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On Tuesday, Ontario's PC government said it lowered the qualification requirements for the position of OPP commissioner in order to attract a wider range of candidates for the job.

The admission came after reports of the change sparked concerns that the Ford government altered the posting in order to appoint longtime Toronto police superintendent Ron Taverner, whom Ford has described as a friend.

The original job posting required interested candidates to hold, at minimum, the position of deputy chief or assistant commissioner. Those requirements were lifted two days later.

Superintendent Taverner sits two levels below the rank of deputy chief, but was named the OPP's next commissioner in November and will assume his post on Dec. 17.


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