Toronto Police Chief William Blair has said in a year-end interview with the Globe and Mail that he has not ruled out running for political office and that he has started making unspecified plans for his future after leading the largest municipal department in the country for nine years. Blair retires this Spring around the time of his birthday. It is said to be common political wisdom that a vigorous 61-year-old former police chief would be a very hard man to beat should he decide to run for Parliament in the general election scheduled for 2015. The Globe and Mail story, written by Ann Hui, says that a Liberal Party source told the paper that party strategists have discussed recruiting Blair. Other sources are said to have concluded that “everyone wants Chief Blair.” Globe and Mail
