NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 months agoControversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projectsbreachmedia.caexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkControversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projectsbreachmedia.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoHave they still not been deployed? The unit was first floated back in 2021 weren’t they? To get protesters away from the pipeline project?
minus-squareLostWon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 months agoI’ve definitely heard of RCMP basically being on call to oil corpos in the past.
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoThis is a new unit with special training and equipment. Specifically so that RCMP in general don’t make a mess of such situations. As far as relationships go, just look at the history of the RCMP and the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Have they still not been deployed?
The unit was first floated back in 2021 weren’t they? To get protesters away from the pipeline project?
I’ve definitely heard of RCMP basically being on call to oil corpos in the past.
This is a new unit with special training and equipment. Specifically so that RCMP in general don’t make a mess of such situations.
As far as relationships go, just look at the history of the RCMP and the Hudson’s Bay Company.