Indigenous representation remains a challenge for the RCMP, which marks its 150th anniversary on Tuesday. RCMP
Nadine Huggins, the Mounties’ chief human resources officer, chalked some of that up to how it used to graduate Indigenous-only classes like the one that Gladue first belonged to, and whose members have now hit retirement.
“I don’t want to pretend either that there aren’t challenges in our organization,” she added. “There are challenges in our organization and there challenges that we are addressing very deliberately and working to prevent on an ongoing basis.” But it always seems to be there for writing speeding tickets, or when someone misses a court date, she said., where it took nearly 40 minutes after the first 911 call for officers to arrive.
“It’s a turnoff job when you’re on always on the front line dealing with everything possible that nobody wants to see.” The RCMP’s 2021 reconciliation review found a lack of career opportunities and mental health contributed to its drop in Indigenous members. She also said it plans to better target those between the ages of 19 and 24 — a demographic she points out that many Indigenous people belong to as one of the country’s fastest-growing populations.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Cpl. Maureen Greyeyes-Brant has made a career of trying to bring more people like that in the door.
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