Category: RCMP

Proposed Reforms for RCMP Panned by Professor, Former Mounties

A stronger role for the RCMP’s management advisory board, as suggested by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, will do little to solve its fundamental problems, say an Ottawa criminology professor and some retired Mounties. Mendicino said in early June that his department was looking into “how best to strengthen the oversight role of the RCMP’s…


BC RCMP Identify Twin Brothers as BC Bank Shooting Suspects

Twin brothers in their early 20s were responsible for the shooting that injured numerous police officers at a bank in Saanich, B.C., earlier this week, RCMP alleged Saturday. Mounties spokesman Cpl. Alex Bérubé named the men as 22-year-olds Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie from Duncan, B.C. Six officers were shot and the brothers were killed in…


Memorial Service Held for RCMP Const Heidi Stevenson, Killed in NS Mass Shooting

An RCMP officer who was among 22 people killed in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting was remembered today during a regimental service in Halifax that recalled her brave actions. People lined a street leading to the service for Const. Heidi Stevenson, watching as Mounties and municipal police marched, bagpipers and drummers played, and a…


Second RMCP Staffer Alleges Political Interference in Nova Scotia Shooting Probe

A second RCMP employee is alleging that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was under political pressure to reveal the types of firearms used in the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) looking into the tragedy released additional documents on June 28, one of which is an email letter to Lucki from…


Second RCMP Staffer Alleges Political Interference in Nova Scotia Shooting Probe

A second RCMP employee is alleging that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was under political pressure to reveal the types of firearms used in the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) looking into the tragedy released additional documents on June 28, one of which is an email letter to Lucki from…


Political Interference Plaguing RCMP, Say Retired Canadian Mounties

Some retired RCMP officers say political interference has long been a problem for the force and that the latest scandal involving Commissioner Brenda Lucki is only one indication. Lucki is alleged to have pressured the Nova Scotia regional RCMP division to release information to the media about the types of firearms used in the April…


Trudeau Says He Did Not Pressure RCMP to Release Information on Nova Scotia Shooting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied pressuring RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to release information on the mass shooting investigation in Nova Scotia to help advance his gun control agenda. “Absolutely not,” he said, when asked by reporters about the issue while speaking to the press in Kigali, Rwanda, on June 23 during a 10-day trip…


Tories Call for Investigation Into Alleged Political Interference in Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe

The Conservative Party is calling for an investigation into allegations the Liberal government interfered with the probe into the mass shooting incident in Nova Scotia to further its gun control agenda. “Will the government commit today to a full, open, and transparent investigation to get to the bottom of this?” asked interim party leader Candice…


Allegations of RCMP Commissioner Interference in NS Killing Investigation Should Be Rocking Canada

Commentary The revelation of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s alleged attempt to interfere with the investigation into the worst mass shooting in Canadian history to aid the Trudeau government with their firearm legislation is a bombshell that should rock the country from coast to coast. Lucki holds the top law enforcement position in the land and…


Alleged RCMP Commissioner Interference in NS Killing Probe Should Be Rocking Canada

Commentary The revelation of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s alleged attempt to interfere with the investigation into the worst mass shooting in Canadian history to aid the Trudeau government with their firearm legislation is a bombshell that should rock the country from coast to coast. Lucki holds the top law enforcement position in the land and…