The RCMP’s new commanding officer in Nova Scotia believes the public wants a renewed relationship with his police force despite its widely criticized response to the 2020 mass shooting.
Assistant Commissioner Dennis Daley said in an interview Wednesday that while it’s possible a public inquiry may call for the province to look at alternative policing models, he is confident Nova Scotians “still want the RCMP as their provincial police.”
“There’s challenges every senior leader faces when they come into a new job,” he said, when asked how badly trust has been shaken. “My job is to be more forward-looking.”…