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RCMP reform still falls short
Toronto Star (TheStar.com)
Rebuilding public trust in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police won't be an easy matter. The Mounties' proud image took a beating following the deaths of Robert Dziekanski and Ian Bush while in custody. And the force faced withering criticism for bungling the Air India case, putting Maher Arar's life in jeopardy, feuding with the security services, punishing whistle-blowers, and misusing stun guns.
Against that background, Commissioner William Elliott's announcement Thursday that the Mounties plan to get out of the controversial business of investigating themselves is a welcome step forward, albeit a belated one.
Government must ensure strong, independent oversight of RCMP
NDP MPs Davies and Cullen: Partisan connections, inexperience of new interim Chair are troublingOTTAWA –The appointment of a political insider as interim Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP (CPC) shows that the Conservative government is not serious about police accountability.
