MCC Day 68 - Deputy Commissioner Brennan, and Comparing RCMP Response in Saskatchewan
The second in command RCMP officer in Canada, Dep. Commissioner Brian Brennan, testified today at the Mass Casualty Commission. He discussed the relationship between the NS RCMP and the national leadership, the difficulties being experienced by the top RCMP officers in NS, and operational issues like emergency alerts and decommissioned vehicle sales. DC Brennan also mentioned the lessons he felt were learned by the RCMP, which were applied in Saskatchewan last week. There, the police did issue emergency alerts, and had air support. They have not learned, however, to be forthcoming with operational details, and their refusal to discuss the death of the main culprit in the stabbings has echoes of the RCMP press conferences in NS following the April 18-19, 2020 shootings. There were examples raised of DC Brennan being a force for secrecy within the RCMP, including his advice not to proactively reveal the existence of the 2011 Criminal Intelligence Bulletin regarding the killer wanting to "kill a cop".
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