The national crisis of policing
How are we to come to terms with the growing pile of reports and inquiries that tell us policing in Canada is not working? And how do we respond to the increased public insecurity about rising random violence: from vehicles plowing into children, to stabbings and shootings on public transit? We are potentially on a […]
Mass killing report a scathing condemnation of Canada’s failure to curb violence against women
As the Nova Scotia inquiry found, there is no excuse for not moving ahead vigorously and forcefully to address this shameful, ongoing crisis.
Mass Casualty Commission misses the mark
After three years and more than $25-million, it is inexplicable that the commissioners did not do a deeper dive into how the RCMP was structured, writes Sheila Copps.
The RCMP is never held to account for its own tragic, devastating wrongdoing
If we don’t do the heavy lifting of fundamental change in the RCMP, we are condemning more Indigenous people to high-risk interactions with the police. We are sitting idly by, knowing that a number of neighbours and relations will die at the hands of officers in the future, and without consequence. And that’s on us.
What should be on Canada’s policy radar?
We need leaders who can see the bigger picture of how different systems fit together and do the unglamourous behind-the-scenes work to get us ready for the next challenges that will pop up on the radar.
Mounties’ union calls on feds to reconsider removal of ‘less-lethal intervention options’ from RCMP toolkit, citing safety concerns
According to the RCMP’s police intervention option reports for the years 2010-2021, there was an overall 43 per cent decline in the application of police intervention options during that time period.
Rouleau Inquiry lifts lid on ‘federal, provincial, municipal dysfunction in crisis management and policing,’ say politicos
Testimony from federal officials last week shown light on the earliest and final days of the Freedom Convoy protests, discussions around the potential for ‘serious violence’ leading up to the first-ever invocation of the Emergencies Act, and why the federal government needed to step up.
