National security committee submits classified report about RCMP federal policing

Report is currently considered confidential, but a declassified version must be handed over to Parliament within 30 days of its next sitting

A committee of parliamentarians that oversees national security has submitted a report to the prime minister about the RCMP’s federal policing mandate.

In addition to being the police of jurisdiction for much of rural Canada, the RCMP mandate includes national security, organized crime, personal protection for the prime minister and other dignitaries and cybercrime. “This may entail a reconfiguration of policing in Canada and a new approach to federal financial support for provincial and municipal policing services,” the Mass Casualty Commission’s report read.

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