Morning Brief: Feds plan to co-develop new Indigenous health legislation By iPolitics. Published on Jan 28, 2021 5:59am The meetings on anti-Indigenous racism in health care are being held after the death of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital last year. (Wikimedia Commons)
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New Indigenous health laws to be announced: The government will announce plans to co-develop new legislation to overhaul Indigenous health care, the CBC reports. The announcement will follow two days of virtual discussions on how to eliminate anti-Indigenous racism in the health care system, and will aim to ensure Indigenous control over the development and delivery of s
Published Thursday, January 28, 2021 1:36PM EST TORONTO - An Ontario court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a former high-ranking provincial police officer against Premier Doug Ford in the wake of the controversial appointment of a new
commissioner.
OPP
deputy commission Brad Blair launched a $5-million suit in 2019, alleging the premier smeared his reputation for political gain by saying the officer had violated the Police Services Act. Blair had asked the courts to force the provincial ombudsman to investigate the appointment of Ron Taverner, a long-time friend of the premier, as
OPP At the time, Blair served as interim
commissioner and had been in the running for the permanent position.
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TORONTO An Ontario court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a former high-ranking provincial police officer against Premier Doug Ford in the wake of the controversial appointment of a new commissioner. Former OPP deputy commission Brad Blair launched a $5-million suit in 2019, alleging the premier smeared his reputation for political gain by saying the officer had violated the Police Services Act. Blair had asked the courts to force the provincial ombudsman to investigate the appointment of Ron Taverner, a long-time friend of the premier, as OPP commissioner, raising concerns about political interference. At the time, Blair served as interim commissioner and had been in the running for the permanent position.
Court dismisses defamation lawsuit against Doug Ford filed by ex-OPP deputy commissioner, Brad Blair
by Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press
Posted Jan 28, 2021 3:42 pm EDT
Former OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair.
An Ontario court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a former high-ranking provincial police officer against Premier Doug Ford in the wake of the controversial appointment of a new commissioner.
Former OPP deputy commission Brad Blair launched a $5-million suit in 2019, alleging the premier smeared his reputation for political gain by saying the officer had violated the Police Services Act.
Blair had asked the courts to force the provincial ombudsman to investigate the appointment of Ron Taverner, a long-time friend of the premier, as OPP commissioner, raising concerns about political interference.