RCMP watchdog says more resources, statutory deadlines needed for addressing complaints

Responses from the force to the body take an average of about 17 months. 'This is unacceptable in any system where accountability is critical,' says the RCMP watchdog.

Michelaine Lahaie, chair of the RCMP’s Civilian Review and Complaints Commission, says given resource constraints, the body often has to make a choice attending to public complaints and conducting reviews.Screen capture via ParlVu

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BY PALAK MANGAT

July 24, 2020

The head of the RCMP’s oversight body says her organization needs more resources to carry out reviews of the force, as the government grapples with how to tackle police reform amid calls to address racial inequities. “The ...

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