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- Calgary Herald
'Incorrect information': RCMP commissioner challenges accuracy of Alberta Next policing survey
Stock photo of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) logo at K-Division headquarters in Edmonton. Photo by Larry Wong / Postmedia In a letter to Premier Danielle Smith earlier this month, RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme questioned the accuracy of materials shared through the province's Alberta Next consultation regarding a provincial police service. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Calgary Herald ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Calgary Herald ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The three-page letter is dated July 16 and challenges assertions made in the preceding video, survey, and other Alberta Next material around bilingualism, policing priorities, and the role of federal policing. 'I would like to take this opportunity to clarify some incorrect information,' Duheme wrote, first disputing an assertion made in the video that the federal government sets provincial policing priorities. Your weekday lunchtime roundup of curated links, news highlights, analysis and features. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again 'The RCMP is, and has been, proud to deliver policing services that reflect the priorities and needs of communities across Alberta,' he wrote, referencing an article of the Provincial Police Service Agreements which he said leaves establishing the objectives, priorities, and goals up to the provincial minister. He also echoed earlier criticism from the National Police Federation, the union representing RCMP members, of a line in the video ahead of the Alberta Next survey that states, 'because of French-language requirements, English-speaking Alberta officers do not qualify for senior RCMP positions.' Last month, the NPF told Postmedia that claim was 'misinformation,' with Duheme writing that 'all commissioned officer positions in Alberta are designated as English essential and staffed accordingly. The office of Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis disputes that, stating that 'all deputy and assistant commissioner positions in Ottawa are designated bilingual, as are senior positions held by civilians within senior staff,' adding, 'the RCMP is wrong.' Smith used similar language when questioned about the RCMP's bilingualism requirements at last week's Alberta Next townhall in Edmonton. Duheme's letter also disputes the video's statement that officers can be moved 'on a moment's notice,' writing, 'the process to relocate a member includes careful planning to support them and their families should they choose to pursue another opportunity.' Finally, his letter objects to language used in a FAQ portion of the panel's website, which states the RCMP major crimes division would not need to be replaced in the event of a provincial police service, reading, ''K' division would still be doing the Federal Policing around investigative matters that meet their mandate like counter-terrorism and nationwide gang activity.'
CTV News
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- CTV News
Ottawa to appoint Virginia Mearns of Iqaluit as Arctic ambassador
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to reporters before attending a meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee, in Inuvik, N.W.T., on Thursday, July 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck OTTAWA — The government of Prime Minister Mark Carney is naming its Arctic ambassador today as it seeks deeper ties with circumpolar nations at a time of rising security concerns. The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Virginia Mearns will be the Arctic ambassador and will oversee the foreign policy for the region that Ottawa released last December. That policy calls for science collaboration across the Arctic, tighter security co-ordination and new consulates in both Alaska and Greenland. Those pledges came ahead of the government's announcement of cuts to the foreign service — part of Carney's plan to finance a massive boost in military spending. Carney told an event in Inuvik, N.W.T., this morning that he would be officially announcing the appointment later today. Mearns lives in Iqaluit and has worked within local Inuit governments. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 24, 2025. Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
CBC
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- CBC
Premier John Hogan speaks to reporters about rescinding cash benefit for outgoing ministers
Premier John Hogan speaks to reporters about rescinding cash benefit for outgoing ministers News Duration 6:20 Premier John Hogan says he stands by his decision to axe a cash benefit for outgoing ministers, once learning about it from a CBC News report. Hogan spoke with reporters, including the CBC's Rob Antle, on Thursday during an unrelated announcement in St. John's.
