Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised RCMP officers pay parity with other police. He signed a contract and then ripped it up. He broke his word. The Prime Minister promised an additional 2,500 police on the street. He broke his promise. The Canadian Police Association called it a betrayal.
Then, yesterday, more. The Conservatives appealed a landmark case empowering RCMP officers with a choice of collective bargaining, blocking them from a democratic right held by every other police force.
When we count on them for so much, ask them to risk their lives, why does the government turn its back on our police?