This is one of the first articles I posted at Northern Insight, written in April 2009. By the time the fifth anniversary rolls around, the article count will be about 2,000. I […]
RCMP mess needs sweeping
Rewarding incompetence
William Elliott was the first civilian Commissioner of the RCMP. An immutable failure while heading Canada’s once esteemed police agency, Elliott departed recently. Like disgraced predecessor Giuliano Zaccardelli, this man with little […]
Police reform in British Columbia is stalled
The Harper Government removed Paul Kennedy from leadership of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP and replaced him with a real estate lawyer and political operative who has no police management […]
Action on RCMP is overdue
RCMP S/Sgt. Bob Meredith, announcing his retirement, said: I’m going away with a feeling of great pride having served for thirty years in what is truly a great and iconic organization. The […]
Neverending stories never end, chapter n+1
From the Ottawa Citizen, September 2009: The RCMP paid a firm in Arizona more than $44,000 for “executive coaching” and other training for its top official, Commissioner William Elliott, as part of […]
RCMP worry about media inaccuracy
I guess Chief chief William Elliott is correct; they are making changes in the RCMP after all. Apparently, now when they perceive misinformation sneaking onto the public record, they act quickly. Within […]
The commish: sorta, kinda sorry
“As the iconic police service undergoes a sweeping wave of reforms, it must realize that asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but of strength.” RCMP Commish William Elliott said, […]
Dziekanski – much is clear now
Facts, while not officially reported, have been firmly established at the Braidwood Inquiry into Robert Dziekanski’s 2007 death. Clearly, as an organization, the RCMP failed to act with care and probity from […]
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