'Political hit men': Emails detail anger over RCMP handling of border protests

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'Political hit men': Emails detail anger over RCMP handling of border protests
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There were complaints that Mounties were not doing enough at the Canada\u002DU. S. border\u002Dcrossing in Coutts, Alta., when protests erupted over COVID\u002D19 pandemic…

“Why are the RCMP not doing anything? Arrest them. Seize their vehicles. They are economic terrorists,” another complaint said of the protesters.

Most of the complaints received by the commission during the months of the protests didn’t fall under its mandate and were rejected. Some involved policing agencies other than the RCMP and many involved things the person had seen on social media, not encounters they personally witnessed or were involved in.Article content

Other complaints about the incident compared Canada to Communist regimes and called the country Orwellian. That legislation, passed by the United Conservative government in 2021, gives police and prosecutors more tools to protect railways, highways and pipelines from anyone trespassing, interfering with operations and construction, or causing damage.

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