RCMP members stand to attention during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary on July 4, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
Commentary
In March of this year, Public Safety Canada released a report titled “A New Policing Vision for Canada: Modernizing the RCMP.” Among the many suggestions within the report, one said that “the federal government should be committed to working closely with provinces to support a transition away from contract policing.” The government feels the time has come to turn the RCMP into a more federally focused force and move away from rural and provincial police services.
