A recent survey commissioned by the RCMP suggests many Canadians still have faith in the national police force, despite several incidents involving officer misconduct over the past few years.The RCMP introduced two new questions about trust and leadership in its latest annual public opinion poll, conducted last June.
Results show that nearly 85 per cent of the 5,800 Canadians surveyed last year trust the RCMP, while nearly 70 per cent say the Mounties have strong and reliable leaders.
But confidence levels in British Columbia, the Yukon and around Ottawa fell below the national average, with results as low as 68 per cent for trust and only 50 per cent for strong leadership in the Yukon.B.C. criminologist and former Mountie Rob Gordon says the low views in Western Canada and Ottawa are no surprise.Around the time of the survey, the four Mounties involved in the Tasering of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski had been blasted by the head of B.C.'s inquiry into the death, while the daughter of a Yukon man who died while in RCMP custody in 2008 launched a lawsuit against the force.The survey is considered accurate to within just over a percentage point, 19 times out of 20.
Results show that nearly 85 per cent of the 5,800 Canadians surveyed last year trust the RCMP, while nearly 70 per cent say the Mounties have strong and reliable leaders.
But confidence levels in British Columbia, the Yukon and around Ottawa fell below the national average, with results as low as 68 per cent for trust and only 50 per cent for strong leadership in the Yukon.B.C. criminologist and former Mountie Rob Gordon says the low views in Western Canada and Ottawa are no surprise.Around the time of the survey, the four Mounties involved in the Tasering of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski had been blasted by the head of B.C.'s inquiry into the death, while the daughter of a Yukon man who died while in RCMP custody in 2008 launched a lawsuit against the force.The survey is considered accurate to within just over a percentage point, 19 times out of 20.
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