Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal.

Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

June 18, 2025

The officer in charge of Canada’s military police has been ignoring the law, and shutting down investigations into complaints against military police officers, charges a new report from a federal watchdog.

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