Toronto police s 2 female deputy chiefs leaving the force for other roles
by News staff
Toronto Police Deputy Chief Shawna Coxon and Barbara McLean. HANDOUT/Toronto Police Service
Toronto Police Service’s highest ranking female officers are leaving the police force for other roles.
Deputy Chief Barbara McLean has been tapped as the Investigations Director for the Mass Casualty Commission which is the joint federal and provincial inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting in April of 2020. She has spent the last 28 years with Toronto police.
McLean was described by the TPS Board as “a vital leader and key influencer in both the strategy and implementation of Toronto Police Service’s modernization strategy” who contributed significantly to outreach and engagement with the LGBTQ2S community.