All posts tagged RCMP

The Age of Unaccountability

I’ve been trying to find a topic to write about these past two weeks, but haven’t found something that really inspired me into outrage. I’ve just become too jaded. There have been stories of incompetence and abuse of authority – the rising aviation accident death rate due to Transport Canada’s refusal to act as a [...]

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Next RCMP Commissioner likely another bureaucrat

The undermining of the RCMP as a strong and independent police force continues apace. Leaked documents showing the criteria to be used to select the Commissioner make it clear that the government wants another bureaucrat in place. This is disturbing on several levels. It suggests that those controlling the hiring process either do understand the [...]

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Media Update for February 10, 2011

RCMP Commissioner blasted in Parliamentary committee: RCMP Commissioner Bill Elliott was lambasted by two senior officers in Parliamentary committee this week. The officers, Deputy Commissioner Raf Souccar and former assistant commissioner Mike McDonell, added more detail to the allegations we heard last summer. Those allegations were that Elliott is abusive and disrespectful, frequently shouting and [...]

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