RCMP Watchdog Postpones Report on B.C. Resource Standoff Policing Due to Snap Election

RCMP watchdog postpones report on B.C. resource standoff policing due to snap election

First Nations leaders and civil liberties advocates are concerned after the RCMP's federal review agency postponed release of a much-anticipated investigation into protest policing in British Columbia due to the snap election call.

BC snap election stalls report on police conduct at Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en

Thanks to BC's snap election, Canadians won't know for at least another month whether the RCMP division that policed Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en protests needs reform.

Federal agency postpones release of report on B.C. RCMP until after election

A federal watchdog is postponing the release of its report on the RCMP’s specialized protest response unit in British Columbia. The new report by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) into the Critical Response Unit BC (CRU-BC), was to be released Wednesday, but the agency said it won’t be released until after the B.C. provincial election, called Tuesday by Premier David Eby. “During an election period, the provincial government o…

Indigenous leaders and journalist association concerned by the continued delay in the release of the CRCC report on the RCMP C-IRG | Peace Brigades International-Canada

Photo: Heavily-armed RCMP C-IRG officers on Wet’suwet’en territory in November 2021. Photo by Michael Toledano. The release of the report on the systemic investigation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) has been delayed until after the provincial election in British Columbia that will […]