OTTAWA — As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties…
The RCMP provides contract policing services to every province but Ontario and Quebec, which have their own forces, as well as the three territories and some 150 municipalities.
“We’re definitely not the same organization we were in 1873, or 1973, or even 2003,” said Brian Sauve, president of the National Police Federation, which represents thousands of regular RCMP members and reservists. “There’s been a lot of change, and that’s a constant within this police force. And a lot of those changes are industry leading.”
“This may entail a reconfiguration of policing in Canada and a new approach to federal financial support for provincial and municipal policing services.”Article content Police are shouldering the burden of years of cuts to social and mental-health services, said Linda Duxbury, a professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business who has researched employee well-being and the sustainability of policing in Canada.
The Nova Scotia inquiry recommended the federal government enact legislation within six months to create a statutory framework to support and enhance community safety and well-being in every province and territory.Article content
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