Canada and China are both behaving arbitrarily in the Meng Wanzhou case, however the ball is in Canada’s court

 Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa Life Magazine has continued and will continue to publish

The rapists and their protectors in both the RCMP and Ottawa Police Service

 No one is charged weeks after Supreme Court justice tells MPs the RCMP raped 130 of their own Two weeks after a scathing report on sexual harassment in the RCMP by former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Michel Bastarache was released which revealed that at least 130 women in the

Investigative reporter and author Paul Palango says RCMP memo points to destruction of evidence in Nova Scotia shootings

 Editor’s note: On April 18–19, 2020, Gabriel Wortman committed multiple shootings and set fires at 16 locations in the Nova Scotia, killing 22 people and injuring three others before he was shot and killed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Enfield. The attacks are the deadliest rampage in

One fish, two fish; red fish, arson.

 They’re ugly. They’re bottom feeders. And they’re delicious – especially with a little melted garlic butter. It is virtually impossible for anyone in Upper Canada or points west to understand how important, lucrative and competitive the lobster industry is in Atlantic Canada. This results in national news stories about the

Former Regina Police officer Heather Gray — “An open letter to the citizens I’ve served”

 by Heather Gray In this era of civil unrest and disillusionment about police and the abuses of power, authority and the horrors that we’ve all witnessed I draw your attention to the dichotomy of the honor and humility I’ve felt in my 20 years of serving my community. It is unfathomable

Carleton “Professors” cancel culture solution for Police is farcical

 Anyone following articles about the serious and systemic problems with police misconduct due to lax police oversight in Canada recognize that we need to rethink the role of police in society.  Whether it means carrying out substantive reforms around police recruitment and training or making significant amendments to the law

It’s time for brain over brawn in policing

 As a result of some very disturbing incidents involving the use of force by the RCMP Bill Blair, the Minister of Public Safety, has been tasked with examining the standards and protocols involving police and the use of force. Part of the dilemma is that police officers are inadequately trained when

Links to City News stories about police misconduct

 Ottawa cop accused of creating racist meme found guilty, police board to hear https://ottawa.citynews.ca/police-beat/ottawa-cop-accused-of-creating-racist-meme-found-guilty-police-board-to-hear-3910008 Ottawa public school board ends police officer program https://ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/ottawa-public-school-board-ends-police-officer-program-3906390 Violent arrest of cyclist in Vancouver caught on video https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/08/12/video-violent-arrest-cyclist-vancouver/ "It was humiliating" : Black man speaks out after violent arrest https://www.facebook.com/CityNewsYEG/videos/272568030502181/?vh=e&d=n Toronto police officers among 10

Links to Ottawa Life articles police misconduct

 Oversight and temperament problems at Ottawa Police Service https://www.ottawalife.com/article/oversight-and-temperament-problems-at-ottawa-police-service?c=13 Attorney General must investigate misogyny at Ottawa Police https://www.ottawalife.com/article/attorney-general-must-investigate-misogyny-at-ottawa-police?c=13 Halifax Police Chief Dan Kinsella is proof a fish rots from the head down https://www.ottawalife.com/article/halifax-police-chief-dan-kinsella-is-proof-a-fish-rots-from-the-head-down?c=1 A hapless response to racism from Jacques Fremont's ivory tower at UOttawa https://www.ottawalife.com/article/a-hapless-response-to-racism-from-jacques-fremonts-ivory-tower-at-uottawa Seamus O'Regan's Failure at Grassy

A list of MSN News stories about police misconduct

 Provincial watchdog probes often don't lead to charges against police  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/provincial-watchdog-probes-often-don-t-lead-to-charges-against-police/ar-BB16hHjN?ocid=msedgdhp

Vice

 Assault on 13 year old boy https://www.tiktok.com/@acab604/video/6850882990168345862?u_code=dbkdkdd8km816m&preview_pb=0&language=en&_d=dbkdkghc2584kd&share_item_id=6850882990168345862&timestamp=1595163879&utm_campaign=client_share&app=musically&utm_medium=ios&user_id=6813165400408392710&tt_from=more&utm_source=more&source=h5_m What You Should Do When You Witness Police Brutality https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dyzxdx/what-you-should-do-when-you-witness-police-brutality Toronto cop, who has been paid $1-million on suspension, nears legal decision https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/g5pyqy/toronto-cop-who-has-been-paid-dollar1-million-on-suspension-nears-legal-decision Two Canadian police officers have been charged after killing potential witness https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/3azb39/two-canadian-police-officers-have-been-charged-after-killing-potential-witness Halifax returned a tank: How Canadian cities are

It’s time to stop using the “rule of law” as a weapon against Indigenous peoples

 By Corey Shefman Protests against the RCMP’s attempts to remove Wet’suwet’en traditional leadership from their homeland continue to gain steam. First Nation and other allies have been blockading railways, bridges and public buildings across Canada. As the civil disobedience grew and began to affect urban Canadians, many of whom found themselves

Why the NDP have a moral obligation to demand changes to the RCMP Act

 As a criminologist who has written extensively about the need to reform the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). I often receive correspondence from present and former members of the RCMP. Recently, I received an email from an individual that clearly articulates a major problem with the RCMP Act and how it

Regina Police Service continues to ignore former police woman’s pleas

 Photo credit: Evan Radford/980 CJME Heather Gray is out of options. She is extremely suicidal and says “suicide brain” clouds every part of her life. This is stemming from the abuses she faced during her employment with the Regina Police Service (RPS) and her 20-year battle to get compensation for

Heather Gray at the end of her rope – no help from Regina Police Service or Minister Goodale

 Since the article came out in Ottawa Life Magazine (OLM) in the fall about bullying and harassment in the Regina Police Service things have gone from bad to worse for the article’s subject, Heather Gray. When Gray first met with Regina Police Chief Evan Bray back in May 2018, she

It’s Gotten So Bad – The Police Are Now Shooting Each Other

 By: Darryl Davies The recent incident in which a Niagara Regional Police officer was shot multiple times by a fellow officer raises some very disturbing questions about people who are working as police officers in the Niagara Region and across Ontario. First and foremost, why is the injured officer (identified

The Death Knell for the RCMP

 By: Darryl Davies This past week, Canadians learned of the tragic death of former RCMP officer Krista Carle who took her own life after battling PTSD that she acquired as a consequence of being bullied and harassed on the job. Her death came on the heels of a 1.1 billion dollar

From Mayerthorpe to Moncton: The Unanswered Questions

 Photos by Andre Gagne MPPAC President, Louis-Philippe Thériault “Holy crap, his wife his pregnant.” This was the first thought that struck Louis-Philippe Thériault moments after hearing his friend and fellow officer Cst. David Ross had died from gunshot wounds, murdered in the line of duty by 24-year-old Justin Bourque. He’d take

The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association Concerned Over Untenable Legal Situation

 By Lieutenant General (Retired) Louis Cuppens, Special Advisor Advocacy, Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association / Feature photo by Andre Gagne The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association, an all veteran organization, is gravely concerned about the current untenable legal situation in which Canadian veterans are trapped. Recently a BC Court of Appeals overturned an earlier ruling

Carleton Professor Says Minister and MPs are Failing the RCMP and Canadians

 Feature image: Former Commissioner of the RCMP Bob Paulson It appears the new tactic of dozens of Members of Parliament when they don’t want to deal with an issue is to just not respond to the inquiry. Either that or they answer an inquiry with a non-answer, or worse, answer

RCMP Brass Incompetence Requires Intervention By Justice Minister, Says The Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada

 Feature image: From left: Const. Dave Joseph Ross, Const. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan and Const. Douglas James Larche (killed in Moncton in 2014) The Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada is demanding that the Trudeau government do something about the deplorable state of the RCMP leadership in Canada.  MPPAC represents thousands of

BREAKING: RCMP Ignoring Report Cost Officer’s Lives

 New documents obtained by Ottawa Life Magazine from an ongoing investigation by the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada reveal information not disclosed or made available by the RCMP or CRPA during a four-month trial. New documents have been obtained by Ottawa Life Magazine that were not disclosed or made

RCMP FOUND GUILTY of Negligence in Moncton Shootings

 Today, the RCMP was found guilty of negligence in the 2014 incident involving three RCMP officers: Cst. David Ross (32), Cst. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan (45), and Cst. Douglas James Larche (40) [pictured above]. On the 4th of June, 2014, in Moncton, New Brunswick, gunman Justin Bourque shot five RCMP officers,

RCMP Commissioner’s Patronage in Final Days “An Insult to Taxpayers”

 Carleton University Criminologist and Professor Darryl Davies has written to Ralph Goodale, the Minister of Public safety and Emergency Preparedness  and is calling on him to rescind a flurry of patronage appointments and cash payments Paulsen has authorized in his final days as Commissioner of the RCMP. Paulsen’s controversial tenure

Breaking News: Based On New Evidence, Group Calls for Judicial Inquiry Into Mayerthorpe

 En français The Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada (MPPAC), a Professor of Criminology from Carleton University and the Publisher and Managing Editor of Ottawa Life Magazine are calling for a judicial inquiry to review the conduct and decision making of the RCMP’s senior leadership before, during and after the