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Julian Fantino wins Vaughan by-election

Former top cop well positioned for federal cabinet post

By Xtra Staff • November 29, 2010 7:00 pm EDT

Could Julian Fantino become Canada's next solicitor general or justice minister?


It was close, but former Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Julian Fantino won a seat in Parliament on Nov 29.

Check out accounts from the mainstream: The Globe, the Star and the Sun.

And see some of Xtra’s work on Fantino from the past few years.

Fantino crusade continues.

Fantino leads Ontario-wide porn bust

Fantino’s flawed kiddie-porn crusade

Julian Fantino hawks new book

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