RCMP, union stand behind plan to deploy body-worn cameras for front-line officers, but critics warn drawbacks may outweigh benefits

Although the procurement process is still in its early stages, the RCMP is looking to equip its front-line officers with 10,000 body-worn cameras to the tune of $238-million. But critics warn this may be an example of a 'Band-Aid' solution to larger, more complex societal problems.

RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki, pictured speaking with reporters at West Block on Apr. 20, 2020. The federal government allocated $238-million to equip officers with body-worn cameras in Dec. 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

February 17, 2021

The federal government, the RCMP’s top brass, and the police force’s union are all squarely behind a recent push to see more than 10,000 body-worn cameras deployed nationwide to help “pull the police services into the 21st century,” says the force's union head...

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