The commander of the RCMP in Nova Scotia delivered what he described as a long-overdue apology to the province’s Black residents on Saturday, acknowledging that the force’s past use of street checks did lasting harm to both individuals and communities.
Along with pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan, Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, has in the past floated the idea of replacing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with a provincial police force.
Like every province except Ontario and Quebec, which have provincial forces, Alberta has contracted out rural policing to the Mounties for over 90 years, and several of its cities also outsource policing to the federal force.
And like every province that relies on the Mounties, grumbling about the cost and quality of the service the R.C.M.P. provides ebbs and flows in Alberta.
The RCMP is facing a growing “credibility gap” and must work to “enhance public trust” by being more transparent about its use of investigative technologies, according to an internal audit.
Blacklock’s Reporter says the audit highlights concerns over the Mounties’ lack of openness regarding their use of facial recognition technology and spyware, issues that have previously drawn criticism from a Commons committee.
The RCMP has been struggling for years to fulfill demands from the federal government that it bolster the ranks of officers who protect politicians, yet that unit has remained significantly short-staffed, records show.
The records, which were filed publicly as part of a labour board dispute, illustrate the challenges the RCMP will face during the scheduled 2025 federal election, when politicians across Canada will be campaigning amid a polarizing political climate.
How many SUV’s does Trudeau need?
Earlier today, I was in Brampton talking about climate change.
To get there, I took my 27-vehicle motorcade made up of SUVs and heavily armoured vans, which never shut their engines off.
We were also escorted by three police SUVs.
We are in a climate emergency. pic.twitter.com/j1jUSFQSNG
— Justin Trudeau's Ego (@Trudeaus_Ego) October 20, 2023
Does the RCMP want the truth? Can it handle the truth? The questions present themselves thanks to a bizarre entry in the Mounties’ latest “environmental scan” of ostensible risks to Canada’s security — everything from climate change to artificial intelligence, foreign conflicts and barriers to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
Under the umbrella of “socio-cultural” risks, we find an entirely false allegation against the National Post with respect to an alleged article “concerning increase in residential school denialism.”
The RCMP is run by lunatics and can no longer be trusted.
It’s an image as Canadian as anything on a coin — Mounties in their red serge dress uniforms, putting their horses through the complex paces of the renowned Musical Ride.
But after more than a century of entertaining summer crowds from coast to coast, the RCMP’s iconic Musical Ride is in trouble, plagued by low morale and staffing woes that threaten the program’s future, according to an internal audit conducted by the RCMP.
A looming shakeup in how the RCMP’s federal policing wing tackles national security files can’t come fast enough for the country’s top Mountie.
“If I had a magic wand, I’d want it in place by tomorrow,” Commissioner Mike Duheme said in an interview airing soon on Rosemary Barton Live.
The RCMP deliberately designed their Coutts undercover investigation so there would be no corroborating voice recordings of statements purportedly made by accused persons.
The decision to not record conversations violated the 'best evidence rule' – as did the decision to make… https://t.co/iR2vKA5brt
— DonaldBest.CA * DO NOT COMPLY (@DonaldBestCA) June 13, 2024
The image of an RCMP officer wearing the traditional red serge is arguably the most iconic and recognized symbol of Canada worldwide. Hollywood and authors created heroic characters from Mounties and coined the phrase, “The Mountie always gets his man!”
Now, as the RCMP enters its 151st year as a force, the stories tell a different tale. Canadians are observing a police force in decline that’s dealing with issues of low officer morale, allegations of federal political interference, and declining public trust. Where it was once difficult to wade through the many applicants to become an RCMP officer, the force is now suffering from a recruitment crisis so dire that it may even be forced to cut its famous Musical Ride.
An RCMP review of the federal police response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy reveals that officers were uncomfortable with the unprecedented invocation of the Emergencies Act and felt immense pressure from government officials.
The report titled, “National After-Action Review into the RCMP’s response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy,” was made public last week.
RCMP boss expresses desire for new law to deal with threats against politicians
OTTAWA – RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme says he wants the government to look at drafting a new law that would make it easier for police to pursue charges against people who threaten elected officials.
The Mounties are seeing an increase in invective directed at politicians, including comments from the same individuals on multiple occasions, Duheme said in an interview.
However, often the behaviour does not meet the Criminal Code threshold for laying a charge of uttering threats.
This clown needs to go.
The RCMP’s federal wing is at a “critical juncture” and its ability to police key files like foreign interference, terrorism and financial crime is on the line, says a recent report from the Mounties’ independent advisory board.
After studying the sustainability of federal policing for more than a year, a task force set up by the external Management Advisory Board drafted a report that says the RCMP must change to survive — and the federal government needs to step up to protect Canadians’ safety.
Politicians never take away your rights and freedoms without offering a pretext. Throughout history, tyrants have always justified their human rights abuses by appealing to the “public interest,” the “common good,” or some grand goal or vision.
Goals used by tyrants include national security, building a workers’ paradise, fighting communism, fighting fascism, fighting a virus, fighting terrorism, or restoring a nation’s honour, dignity, and rightful place among competing nations.
Former Mountie William Majcher has made a career out of deception and dancing on the edge of danger. As a young officer, he nearly died after being jumped from behind and smashed repeatedly in the head with a steel bar. After transitioning into undercover work, Majcher was planted in the same cell as an Air India terror suspect. He infiltrated the Medellin drug cartel and was warned he was on a hit list after a $100,000 bounty was put on his head.
His subterfuge maximized his easy-going demeanour and commerce degree from St. Mary’s University, allowing him to pose as a clean cut expert in money laundering. This work in the shadows came in handy when he was tasked to run the B.C. office of the RCMP’s financial crime unit before retiring in 2007.
The RCMP’s official motto is “Maintiens le Droit” or “Maintain the Right.” However, the common belief was that it was “We Will Get Our Man.” At least that was the slogan that was used in countless newspaper articles, novels, and movies that enchanted us all in an earlier time. The “Mounties” were incredibly popular not only in Canada, but throughout the Western world. Movies, such as the 1936 classic “Rose Marie” starring Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald, captured the imagination of millions.
