Former OPP Commissioner Brad Blair has lost a second round in his fight against Doug Ford, with the Ontario Court of Appeal upholding the dismissal of his $5 million libel suit against the Premier.
And not only that, but Blair must now pay Ford’s legal costs of $130,000 all at once rather than in two installments. Plus he’s on the hook for the Premier’s $30,000 legal bill for this loss as well.
In 2018, Blair was angry when he was passed over for promotion as OPP commissioner and Ford’s buddy, Toronto Police Supt. Ron Taverner, was hired instead. The optics were certainly bad: The longtime family friend didn’t initially meet the requirements for the post but the job qualifications were lowered just before he was chosen.
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