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Alok Mukherjee
Publishing · On our record since 2008
Where this writer stands
Public safety1 piece
Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“To dismantle this multibillion-dollar extortion architecture, we need a 21st-century blueprint built on three immediate structural pillars:” Read the piece
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Recent work
- In sports, a hit to the head is a known danger. Why is it accepted by Ontario police?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 6, 2026
- As a former chair of the police services board, I have misgivings about the inspection into corruption of Toronto’s forceOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 23, 2026
- The ‘cockroach’ protests that rocked India contain lessons for the whole worldOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 27, 2026
- I was chair of the Toronto Police Service Board. If I can get scammed, it’s clear Canadians need better protection from cybercrimeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 5, 2026
- Opinion | What priceOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 16, 2022
- Opinion: We must not become inured to the presence of gun violenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 9, 2021
- Opinion: Now is the time for Toronto to address its policing challengesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 31, 2021
- Opinion: Are we ready to talk about defunding the police?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 3, 2020
- Is there something rotten in the OPP?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 4, 2019
- Ontario’s pro-police government tilts too farOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 3, 2019
- A narrow review of the Taverner appointment is not enough to clear the airOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 20, 2018
- Why anti-black racism persists in the Toronto Police ServiceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 9, 2018
- Opinion | Ford’s deeplyproblematic plan for municipal reformOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 6, 2018
- Police and the privileged: Toronto force needs to redraw the lineOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 29, 2018
- Police and the privileged: Toronto force needs to redraw the lineOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 29, 2018
- How an ‘informal,’ veiled culture affects policing: MukherjeeOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2017
- How an ‘informal,’ veiled culture affects policing: Mukherjee | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2017
- Why Erdogan should take a lesson from IndiaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 27, 2016
- City council should reject bloated police budgetOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 2, 2016
- ‘We are at risk of turning into a surveillance society’: Alok MukherjeeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 4, 2015
- Police board chair asks for answers in Sammy Yatim shootingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 3, 2013
- Police board chair asks for answers in Sammy Yatim shootingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 3, 2013
- Police board chair asks for answers in Sammy Yatim shootingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 3, 2013
- Police board chair asks for answers in Sammy Yatim shootingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 3, 2013
- Police boards call for reliable fundingOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 28, 2011
- Police boards call for reliable fundingOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 27, 2011
- Suspension with pay hurts public trustOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 21, 2008