Public Safety minister names Durham College professor to federal task force

March 20, 2008

Kevin McAlpine one of only five members named across the country

OSHAWA, Ont. – Durham College congratulates Kevin McAlpine on being named to a new federal task force announced today by Stockwell Day, the federal minister of Public Safety.

McAlpine, a professor in the Durham College School of Justice and the former Chief of the Durham Regional Police Service, is one of only five members named to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Reform Implementation Council. The council was formed in response to a key recommendation from the Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP.

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