Saskatchewan's new provincial police force, the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, has begun interviewing RCMP officers as it prepares for its launch this year. Chief Marshal Robert Cameron says the force has received interest from across the country, including officers from Saskatchewan.
Chief Marshal Robert Cameron of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service says the plan is to have 17 to 20 officers working this summer, with 70 employed by the end of 2026. Saskatchewan ’s new provincial police force has begun interviewing Mounties as it prepares to launch this year, a move critics say highlights concerns of job poaching.
“The opportunity that the marshals service provides as a police agency here in the province, it would be shocking that people inside the province wouldn’t want to be also part of that,” Cameron said in a recent interview. There has been controversy over whether a new marshals force is needed. Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP and the union representing Mounties say the money would be better spent expanding the RCMP.
It has raised concerns over oversight, lack of integration with existing police and unclear costs and staffing. Saskatchewan mayors and reeves from 89 communities also signed the letter supporting the pause. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, has said the funding arrangement is a game-changer that should help fill vacancies.
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