https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-blair-defends-lucki-as-senators-call-rcmp-commissioner-embarrassing/As calls to 'defund' police grow, some say it's time for the RCMP to do less
Public Safety is reviewing the RCMP's role in regional and municipal policinghttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-contract-policing-defund-1.5626544The federal government is taking a closer look at the RCMP's contract policing obligations — a review taking on new relevance as calls mount to reallocate police budgets across North America.
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Mounties are assigned to contract policing in roughly 150 municipalities, all three territories and in every province except Ontario and Quebec. The force also has federal policing obligations ranging from protecting the prime minister to thwarting terrorist attacks and investigating organized crime.Well ... this looks serious.
I say divest the contracted community detachments to the provinces immediately.
There are already RCMP commanders in each province. Everybody still goes to work and goes home for dinner.