Posts by NPF-FPN Administrator
Everyday Heroes Video Update – and Addressing Grievance Delays
I hope everyone is enjoying some relaxation during this strange COVID summer as July slips into August. I have prepared a video acknowledging a few of our Members across the country for their local acts of heroism and kindness that too often go unacknowledged. These stories need to be told and Members recognized: too often…
Read MoreJuly 24, 20 – NPF Presents to House of Commons Standing Committee: 1500ET Today
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security is undertaking a study on “Systemic Racism in Policing in Canada” which has convened three days of testimony from stakeholders and government officials. The latest scheduled committee meeting on this topic takes place today with the National Police Federation presenting. Here’s a link to the…
Read MoreJuly 21/20 – The Link – National Police Federation Continues To Demand Clarity On Proposed Surrey Police Transition
The National Police Federation (NPF) argues Surrey’s proposed police transition would reduce the number of police officers in Surrey: giving people less for more, as taxpayers would be burdened with unexpected and growing costs related to the transition. Funding the plan has also resulted in the cancellation of several long-awaited and promised projects and services…
Read MoreJuly 15, 2020 – RCMP/NPF Statement: Speculation on Rideau Hall Arrest
Last week RCMP Members successfully intervened with and arrested an individual who posed a significant threat at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. We have since been disappointed by commentary from multiple sources speculating on a potentially different outcome to the peaceful resolution of this incident. https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2020/rcmpnpf-statement-speculation-rideau-hall-arrest?re
Read MoreJuly 15, 2020 – The response to calls for action on racism is what’s really disappointing
The RCMP says it’s “disappointed” by those who took note of the very dichotomy between the arrest of the white man that barreled through the gates of Rideau Hall armed to the teeth with a message fro Prime Minister Trudeau….. Read more: https://www.hilltimes.com/2020/07/15/the-response-to-calls-for-action-on-racism-is-whats-really-disappointing/256519
Read MoreJuly 11, 2020 – Standing up for Members Against Rideau Hall Incident Speculation
Many of you will have read or heard speculation from some political leaders and media that the successful outcome and outstanding work by our members on the recent Rideau Hall arrest would have been different if the suspect had been black, Indigenous or a person of colour (BIPOC). The suppositions that our Members’ actions were…
Read MoreJuly 10/20 – Toronto Star – RCMP brass, union push back on suggestion Rideau Hall break-in ended peacefully because suspect is white
The RCMP’s brass and union are pushing back against suggestions that the Rideau Hall break-in would have ended with violence if the suspect wasn’t white. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/07/10/rcmp-brass-union-push-back-on-suggestion-rideau-hall-break-in-ended-peacefully-because-suspect-is-white.html
Read MoreJuly 10/20 – Globe & Mail – RCMP ‘disappointed’ by commentary that race a factor in quiet Rideau Hall arrest of armed intruder
The RCMP Commissioner and the head of the force’s union say they are “disappointed” by commentary from those who have speculated there may have been a different outcome to an incident at Rideau Hall had the intruder been another race. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-rcmp-disappointed-by-commentary-that-race-a-factor-in-quiet-rideau/
Read MoreJuly 3, 2020 – Quick Action By NPF Fixes Inaccurate Communication Re Leave Balances
Comme beaucoup d’entre vous l’ont peut-être vu, le 11 juin, les commandants de district, sur instruction de la haute direction, ont envoyé un message indiquant que les membres devaient réduire leur solde de congés à 500 heures d’ici le 31 mars 2021. La FPN a eu connaissance de cette communication erronée le 1er juillet 2020 et…
Read MoreJune 29, 2020 – Support for Surrey police transition waning, but remains strongest in South Asian community
Surrey residents appear to be divided along political and racial lines in their support for the city’s transition from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to a municipal police force, poll numbers show. About two thirds of NDP voters oppose moving forward with the plan, but that opposition jumps to 81 per cent among NDP voters…
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