The senior management of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was surprised by the request of the Minister of Justice of New Brunswick, to remove the commanding officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick, Larry Tremblay, last year.
In a letter obtained by CBC and dated July 29, 2021, the Commissioner of RCMP Brenda Lucki stressed to Minister Ted Flemming that there should be opportunities to actively explore issues which he raised.
Ted Flemming spoke with Ms Lucki two weeks ago referring to a section of the contract between RCMP and the province, allowing him to demand the replacement of the commander of the J Division.
To your knowledgewritten by Mr. Flemming, [M. Tremblay] I no longer have confidence.
The minister pointed to the lack of results in the drug file and the relationships between RCMP and communities. But Brenda Lucki said she or other senior executives did not know about these concerns.
In his letter, he added that he wanted to find a solution with Mr. Flemming, without having to use article 7.4 of the contract.
Ang RCMP indicated last year and still maintains that the former J Division commander chose to retire for personal reasons.
The New Brunswick Department of Public Safety and the RCMP declined to comment on the matter on Tuesday.
In February, Premier Blaine Higgs replaced Ted Flemming in public safety with Bill Hogan, who says he can increase our intensity to combat drug -related crime.
The province provided an additional $ 2.3 million to the J Division last year to reduce crime and added another $ 3.3 million this year.
With information from Jacques Poitras of the CBC
Source: Radio-Canada
