NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year 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-up10·1 year agoI’ve definitely heard of RCMP basically being on call to oil corpos in the past.
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year 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.