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Canada faces a series of 'crises' that will test it in the coming years, RCMP warns | CBC News LoadedThe "crises" rocking national and international affairs are likely to get worse over the next few years and could have a significant effect on the federal government and Canada's federal police force, says an internal report prepared for the RCMP.
The report was obtained through access to information law by Matt Malone, an assistant law professor at Thompson Rivers University, who shared it with CBC News. "The geopolitical, economic, social, technological and environmental shifts presented here are complex and continue to evolve," the report warns. "They can disrupt or redefine law enforcement work and operations in unexpected ways. Both minor and major shifts have the potential to cause multi-faceted disruptive change across the organization."
"Emergency management planning should be considered by law enforcement decision makers to ensure continued levels of service delivery. Capacity building through the attraction and retention of qualified staff remains a challenge to law enforcement."Political polarization and resentment, coupled with the threat of an economic recession, will also present a challenge, the report predicts.
"Law enforcement should expect continuing social and political polarization fuelled by misinformation campaigns and an increasing mistrust for all democratic institutions," says the report. The COVID-19 pandemic may have faded but, in 2022, it continued to have an impact on Canadian society, says the report.
"They've now got this special body that is sort of scanning major trends and threats to federal policing type issues, presumably with a view to positioning the RCMP to dealing with these types of challenges down the line. So that's positive."
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