Public Safety committee  That is not very difficult, from what I've seen. People go into policing basically for the same reasons. They want to do the right thing. They want to help people and they go in with this view. The burden the RCMP has is that they are regarded as an icon and they must preserve t

Public Safety committee  They didn't put up roadblocks as such. There was just no support for what I was doing, the difficulties that I faced. I talked about it in my annual reports for years and tried to talk to members of Parliament as well. The government did not support the commission, and it wasn't

Public Safety committee  I truly believe the RCMP would be a much better police service if it were accountable. I have the experience right now of being counsel and public complaint director at the Calgary Police Commission. I never have to spend any time struggling to do my job. They are there. They a

Public Safety committee  With every organization, there are never enough funds, so I'm not going to dwell on that in a lot of depth. My experience was that if the RCMP had cooperated, if they hadn't made my job so very difficult.... I mentioned earlier that I went to court twice. Now, can you imagine the

Public Safety committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and committee members. I am representing the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association this morning. I am currently the Public Complaint Director for the Calgary Police Commission in Alberta. Today, I will be giving you my professional expertise, my