How Dean French, Doug Ford's Right-Hand Man, Influenced Ron Taverner's OPP Appointment

TORONTO — Ontario's integrity commissioner ruled Premier Doug Ford didn't personally influence the decision to appoint his friend Ron Taverner head of the provincial police. But someone very close to him — chief of staff Dean French — was clearly rooting for Taverner, the commissioner's report said.French has known the premier since 1995, when he volunteered on the campaign to get Ford's father elected as an MPP, according to Toronto Life.He's been in the news frequently since