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Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi... by refurb on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @09:52PM (#42630380)
Please read your own links!

RCMP

Minister responsible Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety

How a Canadian doesn’t know the structure of their federal government is beyond me.

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Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi... by eumenides1 on Friday January 10, 2025 @01:39PM (#42658568)
The local police do not report to the PM. It is that simple.

Your local cops don't report to the president.

The RCMP don't have jurisdiction in Ottawa. You said it yourself, it's the federal government and it's not the same as the municipal government.

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Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi... by cmrdporcupine on Monday January 13, 2025 @10:29AM (#42684472)
Additionally regardless of formal "powers", no legitimate leader in any democratic govt wants to be seen "giving orders" to police forces -- that's entirely outside of democratic norms.

The federal govt sets standards and expectations and framework for the RCMP. It should not, and does not (hopefully), tell them what to do on specific case files.

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