Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to replace the RCMP with a provincial police service could lead other provinces to make similar moves and prompt RCMP reforms, say former Mounties and a criminologist.
Darryl Davies, a Carleton University criminology professor, says Alberta’s move is proper and overdue.
“The RCMP have failed to address valid criticisms made by many experts that their command-and-control structure was dysfunctional and out of date with the times. The number of lawsuits they have faced for sexual harassment, bullying, and outright sloppy policing have forced Alberta’s hand,” Davies told The Epoch Times.
“The failure by the federal government and several public safety ministers over the last decade to modernize and reform the RCMP is directly responsible for this situation.”…