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		<title>RCMP officers take to the street &#8211; and the metro</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 23:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Broken Force]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shuyee Lee (CJAD) &#8211; About 100 RCMP officers took to the street and the metro in Montreal to air their grievances over what they call strained working conditions and labour relations.
The demonstration began at around noon in front of RCMP headquarters in Westmount and travelled to the Atwater metro where officers took the subway to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RCMP needs Senate scrutiny</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse By Mounties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editorial (Halifax Chronicle-Herald) &#8211; The RCMP gave new credence to the growing litany of complaints about its operations by trying to prevent a Mountie from testifying last week about alleged in-house abuses of power.
The force has been dogged in recent years by allegations of unlawful use of force against members of the public and in-house bullying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RCMP probes payments to senators Duffy, Brazeau, Harb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 01:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Complaints]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gloria Galloway, Ottawa (Globe and Mail) &#8211; The RCMP is looking into Senate expense claims and critics have more ammunition in their calls for abolition after three members of the Red Chamber were found to have improperly received tens of thousands of dollars in living expenses.
The Mounties issued a statement on Sunday saying the matter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate to probe RCMP&#8217;s alleged muzzling of Mountie committee witness</title>
		<link>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/senate-to-probe-rcmps-alleged-muzzling-of-mountie-committee-witness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/senate-to-probe-rcmps-alleged-muzzling-of-mountie-committee-witness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commissioner of the RCMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political/Government Interference or Involvement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Bronskill (Canadian Press) &#8211; A Senate committee will look into whether a British Columbia Mountie on stress leave was intimidated into cancelling an appearance before senators in Ottawa.
Members of the upper chamber unanimously adopted a motion to investigate the matter after Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella ruled there appeared to be enough of a case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NDP, police association decry lack of oversight in changes to RCMP Act</title>
		<link>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/ndp-police-association-decry-lack-of-oversight-in-changes-to-rcmp-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/ndp-police-association-decry-lack-of-oversight-in-changes-to-rcmp-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 23:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broken Force]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mounties Investigating Mounties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(CTV News) &#8211; New legislation to overhaul the RCMP Act does not adequately address how to deal with harassment in the force despite government claims to the contrary, members of the force and NDP MPs said Monday.
Bill C-42, which amends the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, has made its way through the House of Commons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abandoned at every level: RCMP officer critical of handling of Mantler case</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 04:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broken Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excessive use of Force]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelowna, B.C. (Canadian Press) &#8211; KELOWNA &#8211; Senior officers hung former Mountie Geoff Mantler out to dry and made no effort to investigate his side of the story, says a labour representative for the RCMP.
Staff Sgt. Tom Almasi is dismayed that senior Mounties outside Kelowna criticized the disgraced officer after video of the notorious kick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RCMP report details 51 cases of disciplinary action</title>
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		<comments>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/rcmp-report-details-51-cases-of-disciplinary-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 02:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broken Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mounties Breaking The Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kathleen Harris (CBC News) &#8211; RCMP officers have faced disciplinary action for acts of bad behavior ranging from driving a cruiser drunk, to surfing porn on the office computer, to carelessly firing a gun.
According to the latest annual report on bad behaviour in the RCMP ranks, an Alberta sergeant was also disciplined for deliberately deleting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Theft charge vs Mountie involved in Surrey Six murder case</title>
		<link>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/theft-charge-vs-mountie-involved-in-surrey-six-murder-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/theft-charge-vs-mountie-involved-in-surrey-six-murder-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 02:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mounties Breaking The Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surrey, B.C. (News1130) &#8211; A new charge has been laid against one of the investigators in the Surrey Six murder case.
Now-former RCMP Sergeant Derek Brassington is being accused of theft under $5,000.
“This morning Mr. Brassington’s discharge documents were received and signed by the Commanding Officer.  Mr. Brassington voluntarily submitted these documents,” reads a release [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nortel acquittals prompted RCMP to question their ability to combat crime, letter shows</title>
		<link>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/nortel-acquittals-prompted-rcmp-to-question-their-ability-to-combat-crime-letter-shows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/nortel-acquittals-prompted-rcmp-to-question-their-ability-to-combat-crime-letter-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broken Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shoddy Investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Tax Dollars In Action]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Douglas Quan (Postmedia News) &#8211; The acquittal in January of three former Nortel Networks executives on fraud charges prompted questions inside the RCMP about the force’s ability to tackle future white-collar investigations.
On the day of the verdict, an RCMP inspector wrote to the commanding officer of the force’s Ontario division stating that the verdict would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The RCMP still struggles to break its old bad habits</title>
		<link>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/the-rcmp-still-struggles-to-break-its-old-bad-habits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rcmpwatch.com/the-rcmp-still-struggles-to-break-its-old-bad-habits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RCMP Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broken Force]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Kempa (National Post) &#8211; Meetings between RCMP officers and members of parliament will now have to be cleared by Commissioner Bob Paulson and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. This might be the product of good intentions, but it’s the wrong way forward.
The RCMP has always struggled to avoid undue political interference in its affairs. [...]]]></description>
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