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House Hansard - 42

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mrs. Cathay Wagantall
  • Mar/21/22 6:44:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, responding to my question on February 11, the Minister of Public Safety stated: ...to be clear, there are long-standing arrangements that exist between the federal government, the provinces and the municipalities. Of course, we remain in very close touch with them to ensure that there is fair and equitable support when it comes to the RCMP. We will always be sure that the RCMP are properly resourced.... Saskatchewan requested the federal government to absorb the retroactive costs of this contract and rightly accuses the government of ignoring the 2021 agreement, which states, “The contract parties are committed to a more co-operative and collaborative relationship.” The province and its municipalities were not consulted during negotiations. Minimal and infrequent information on progress is not consultation. If the minister was really committed to ensuring the RCMP is properly resourced, he would have worked collaboratively with Saskatchewan and its municipalities, which of course are prepared to honour future agreements. When will he announce that the federal government will absorb the financial impact of its unilateral decisions for retroactive compensation from 2017 to 2021?
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