Ottawa commits to keeping Mounties on front lines, says fixing federal policing is priority

An RCMP officer is red serge in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

After months of uncertainty hanging over the RCMP, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government is committed to keeping Mounties in the business of day-to-day policing across the country — while signalling that improving the federal crimes wing is his priority.