by Mike Barry | Mar 5, 2019 | News
No matter how you spin the story, the notion that the OPP Commissioner should be a good friend of the Premier of Ontario is just wrong. Independence between the top of the Ontario’s police and the top of the Ontario government must be a fundamental necessity for...
by Mike Barry | Mar 5, 2019 | News
Thousands of vehicles, including heavy trucks carrying valuable cargo were stranded in Chatham yesterday when a series of “Three Incidents” did not occur – or at least from an official news point-of-view. Social media provided photos showing major...
by Mike Barry | Mar 5, 2019 | News
Something happened on Highway 401 east of Chatham, Ontario sometime yesterday, or the day before that. We are not really sure. But something happened. The best that the London Free Press could accomplish on their website was to provide a historical view of Highway 401...
by Mike Barry | Mar 2, 2019 | News
Do we need fatal consequences before the public is informed of a potential safety problem? Given the lack of reporting of a truck recently crashing through a Highway 401 barrier it would appear so. There was no coverage of the incident by official news media other...
by Mike Barry | Feb 28, 2019 | News
Recent multi-vehicle pile-ups on Highway 400 and 401 in southern Ontario demonstrate the challenges that exist when road surface and weather conditions deteriorate. The extent of those problems is rarely publicized as government agencies that are responsible for...
by Mike Barry | Feb 27, 2019 | News
“The message has to be sent that officers can’t put the public at risk by driving in this manner” (Prosecutor), but what message is sent when others travelling at higher speeds are not charged? Consistency in the application of the law is critical to...