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William Hourigan
Ontario Inspector General of Policing
Former Ontario judge appointed by the Inspector General of Policing to lead a province-wide independent inspection of all 45 Ontario police forces following the Project South corruption scandal. His mandate covers anti-corruption frameworks, data security, and integrity safeguards across every police service in Ontario.
Connected Scandals
An 18-month Globe and Mail investigation found ten sources — including former suppliers and street-level dealers — describing Doug Ford as a mid-level hashish dealer in Etobicoke for roughly seven years in the 1980s. Ford denied it and was never charged. His brother Rob Ford's crack cocaine scandal exposed ties to the Dixon City Bloods gang, wiretapped by Toronto Police in Project Traveller. Ford's longtime friend Sandro Lisi — alleged extortionist attempting to recover the crack video — denied ever being known by Doug, despite working on the 2010 mayoral campaign Doug co-managed. As Premier, Ford appointed his personal friend Ron Taverner as OPP Commissioner (reversed after the deputy who raised alarms was fired), and his son-in-law Dave Haynes faces 12 Toronto Police misconduct charges while Ford serves as Premier. In February 2026, seven TPS officers were charged with selling live police intelligence to organized crime — enabling shootings, extortion, and trafficking. Ford's response: "There's always a few bad apples."
Appointed by Ontario's Inspector General to lead independent inspection of all 45 Ontario police forces in response to Project South; examining anti-corruption practices province-wide.