Top Mountie says he's keen on Ottawa's plan for a 'separate and distinct' federal policing unit
A looming shakeup in how the RCMP's federal policing wing tackles national security files can't come fast enough for the country's top Mountie.
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A looming shakeup in how the RCMP's federal policing wing tackles national security files can't come fast enough for the country's top Mountie.