[1] He led the OPP following the retirement of Vince Hawkes in November 2018 and then returned to his original position once Gary J. Couture became the Interim Commissioner on December 17, 2018.
[5] He worked his way up from Constable in rural and northern Ontario, serving in detachments including Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Chatham.
He assumed that role on December 17, 2018, with Blair returning to his previous position as Deputy Commissioner and Provincial Commander for Traffic Safety and Operational Support.
Blair was fired for releasing confidential OPP information in a letter to the ombudsman, a breach of his oath as the force's deputy commissioner.
On September 13, 2019, Blair has filed a $15-million lawsuit for wrongful termination against Premier Doug Ford and calls for public inquiry.