When Canada’s founding leaders first conceived of a federal police service, history tells us it was merely an emergency measure, a contingency plan to enforce Canadian laws throughout what was then known as the North-West Territories. The day Parliament voted the service into existence on May 23, 1873, is now recognized as the official founding […]
As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada to fully concentrate on big-ticket federal files such as cybercrime, fraud and human trafficking? The notion of a more focused version of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped by the Queen City to highlight his federal government’s Grocery Rebate, but he also addressed issues top of mind for Saskatchewan and Regina residents. One was the future of the RCMP Depot in Regina, which Trudeau called a “Canadian institution” but fell short of committing to keeping the Mountie training […]
Regina-Wascana Member of Parliament Michael Kram has launched a website and an online petition supporting the RCMP Depot. Kram’s launch comes after the Mass Casualty Commission investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia shootings recommended that the depot be eliminated and replaced by a Canadian Police College elsewhere in the country. “There is no minimizing the […]
