Some retired RCMP officers say political interference has long been a problem for the force and that the latest scandal involving Commissioner Brenda Lucki is only one indication.
Lucki is alleged to have pressured the Nova Scotia regional RCMP division to release information to the media about the types of firearms used in the April 18–19, 2020, mass shooting in that province in order to fulfill a promise she made to the public safety minister and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The commissioner, who is appointed by the prime minister, allegedly told the regional division that “this was tied to pending gun control legislation.” This was according to handwritten notes by RCMP Superintendent Darren Campbell documenting an April 28, 2020, conference call between Lucki at national headquarters and the regional division in Nova Scotia….