Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are political opposites who right now share something: both face allegations of political interference in the justice system. OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair was fired on Monday after a spotless 32-year career with the service. That was two ranks below the level to qualify for OPP commissioner under the original job posting. Di Tommaso is deeply connected to the controversy embroiling the OPP and the government since then:The OPP commissioner job qualifications were lowered two days after he took over as deputy minister. "Why would the minister approve terminating an OPP deputy commissioner without seeking any explanation or rationale for the decision?"

Source: CBC News March 06, 2019 00:34 UTC