The structure, of course, hasn’t changed.

“You know, the commission on mass casualties was a big one, but there’s been so many commissions and look at it, it’s just not going anywhere,” he said. He spent two decades inside the force, including a turn as the RCMP’s director of “change management.” Tasked with investigating the RCMP’s culture in the wake of that settlement, former Supreme Court justice Michel Bastarache released a report in 2020 saying the RCMP “tolerates misogynistic, racist and homophobic attitudes.”īastarache’s report joins a shelf filled with other reports, written by other former judges who took a run at the RCMP’s culture and structure.Įli Sopow, a former RCMP civilian employee, has seen those reports and recommendations come and go. The settlement covered those who were sexually harassed while working for the RCMP during or after September 1974. Since 2016, the federal government has paid out $125,266,500 to the claimants in the Merlo-Davidson settlement, named after lawsuit plaintiffs Janet Merlo and Linda Davidson. “The question is, can an organization do everything? Can they do federal policing, national security and then do boots-on-the-ground policing? And that’s where the various municipal leaders have to make that decision and explore those options.” “I do believe it’s time to have a second look ,” said Lipinski. It’s a massive mandate spanning everything from traffic tickets to terrorist attacks. The RCMP is also still responsible for federal policing - investigating complex national and international crimes such as foreign interference, money laundering and cyber hacking.

It’s also the police force for about 150 municipalities.

These days, the RCMP polices the North and still serves as the provincial police service under contract in most provinces, with the notable exceptions of Ontario and Quebec. It changed its name to the RCMP and took on more federal responsibilities after the first World War, absorbing the Dominion Police. The RCMP has gone through many changes since its start back on May 23, 1873, when it was called the North West Mounted Police.

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