RCMP Watch

Canadian Press

A Toronto Star report says a new wave of scandals is about to hit the RCMP.

A letter obtained by the newspaper – from former Mountie William Gilmour, now a Toronto lawyer, to an unnamed Tory MP – says at least six and as many of 12 ex-members of the force are anxious to come forward with new allegations.

The former Mounties want to be subpoenaed by a House of Commons committee to give them some legal and job protection.They allege the Mounties undermined a probe into “corruption and nepotism” in purchasing and contracting practices.

There are also allegations senior Mounties committed criminal acts against other members of the force, including electronic surveillance and alteration of documents.

The letter also claims public policing funds were misused and misdirected to finance the vendettas of managers against targeted members.

Other allegations include:

– The deliberate cover-up of evidence against former RCMP officer Staff Sgt. Clifford McCann and others implicated in the abuse of young boys at the now defunct Kingsclear Youth Training Centre in New Brunswick.

– Interference by superior officers in the political campaigns of RCMP members who sought election to government, including “spying on constituency meetings.”

– Harassment of RCMP members based on their sexual orientation.

– Regular use of punitive transfers by RCMP management.

– Psychological “warfare” by certain officers against lower-ranking members.