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On June 14, 2021, a CBC article was published, entitled “RCMP review hiring of 2 staffers helping prepare for mass shooting inquiry”.
Two independent researchers published an op-ed claiming that Structured Intervention Units are just administrative segregation with a different name.
Recent media coverage regarding a court application submitted by the refugee support group Canadians in Support of Refugees in Dire Need (CSRDN) to pressure the Government of Canada to ban the importation of goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region unless the importer can show proof that the items were not made using forced labour.
Media is reporting that nearly 75% of all federal prisoners are vaccinated.
The Government of Canada’s commitments to combat gun and gang violence and to counter the social conditions that lead to criminality.
On May 9, 2021, ICI Alberta reported that seizures of fentanyl by the RCMP have doubled between 2019 and 2020 at the national level.
Global News: “Russia, China campaigns seek to sow mistrust in Western COVID-19 vaccines: EU report”.
Announcement of Budget 2021 funding allocated to the Public Safety Portfolio.
On March 23, 2021, a motion was presented to the House of Commons to recognize that there is systemic and overt racism in the RCMP following a report by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission that revealed that the RCMP destroyed records of police communications from the night Colton Boushie was murdered, and call on the government to: […] (e) immediately launch a full review of the use of force by the RCMP, including reviewing the tactics and the training that is given to RCMP Regular Members in dealing with Indigenous peoples and communities.
The Government of Canada’s commitments to strengthen gun control and ban assault-style firearms.