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RCMP officers in red serge march at a regimental funeral in Richmond, B.C. in November 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

July 13, 2023

Mounties in crisis: The systemic failure to address sexual abuse within the RCMP

Jason Walker, University Canada West

The RCMP’s ongoing issues with systemic misconduct and harassment and its inability to police itself require immediate, bold and systemic measures.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki announced on Feb. 15 that she would be retiring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

February 17, 2023

Brenda Lucki’s retirement will not fix the RCMP’s structural problems

Eli Sopow, University Canada West

Brenda Lucki’s retirement will change the person in charge of the RCMP. But the organization’s deeper structural problems cannot be fixed with a change at the top.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki testifies at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry on Aug. 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

August 23, 2022

Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission: Focusing on alleged political interference shields the RCMP’s conduct

Christopher J. Schneider, Brandon University

Discussions of political interference are largely misdirected because they distract from the necessary and warranted criticisms of the RCMP’s mishandling of the mass shooting.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki leaves Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 20, 2020, following a press conference regarding the mass shooting in Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

June 23, 2022

Alleged political interference in the N.S. mass shootings means the RCMP must be restructured

Eli Sopow, University Canada West

Allegations of political interference once again confirms the national RCMP culture, structure and systems of organization are long overdue for a divorce from Ottawa political masters.

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