From CBC:

• New CTV series modelled on Toronto police union boss
  “In his portrayal of Toronto beat cop turned union chief Craig Bromell in the new series The Bridge, actor Aaron Douglas says he channeled Tony Soprano, ‘if he was a cop.'” Read more.

From Michael Posner of the Globe and Mail:

• ‘It has to be the most authentic cop series going’
  “Former officer and Toronto police union leader Craig Bromell says The Bridge captures the complicated nuances of a cop’s life” Read more.

9 p.m. – THE BRIDGE – TWO-HOUR SPECIAL SERIES PREMIERE
After the rank and file unanimously vote tough and dedicated street cop Frank Leo (Aaron Douglas) into office as head of the Police Union, he begins his quest to put street cops first and clean up the force from the ground up. But the old boys’ network running the police force and the city’s self-serving politicians are not about to sit idly by while a former street cop makes up his own rules. Leo walks the thin blue line as he battles criminals on the streets, corruption in the ranks and the politically motivated department brass, letting nothing stop him from fulfilling his unwavering vow that when cops are in trouble, he will be there to protect the protectors.

From Victoria Ahearn of the Canadian Press:

• Former Toronto police union head says cop series The Bridge is fictional
  “In the new cop series The Bridge, debuting Friday on CTV and CBS, Aaron Douglas plays a tough police officer turned union head battling top brass and an ‘old boys’ network’ as he cleans up the force. Though the storylines are inspired by the insights of outspoken former Toronto police union head Craig Bromell, the events and characters are purely fictional, he insists.” Read more.

From Joshua Ostroff of Eye Weekly:

• Who watches out for the watchmen?
  “The Bridge leads to grey areas behind the thin blue line. ” Read more.