I have known Dr. Jones for a number of years and consider him a friend. While I may be prejudiced by my familiarity with Dr. Jones, it does not diminish my ability to reason.

Dr. Jones recognized a "conflict of interest" issue and properly voiced his concerns through the appropriate channel. The outcome is clear, and a good man took a stand. That is, Dr. Jones recognized that the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police determination that there were no issues with their corporate sponsorship policy placed him in a difficult position. As a man dedicated to the study of ethics, his credibility would be called into question if he had acquiesced. 

In the words of the Irish philosopher, Edmund Burke, "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." (Thoughts on the Cause of Present Discontents, 1770.)

I stand with Dr. Jones. Well done, Sir!