Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Brenda Lucki will be retiring next month from her role leading Canada’s national police force.
In a statement on Feb. 15, Lucki said she had “made a personal decision to retire.”
Lucki was approaching the end of a five-year term, which began on April 16, 2018. She was the organization’s 24th commissioner and the force’s first permanent female commissioner.
Her last day will be March 17.
“This was not an easy decision as I love the RCMP,” she said. “I leave knowing I did my best and take comfort that the RCMP is well placed to shine in its 150th year.”…