Only 35 Percent of Canadians Trust RCMP’s National Leadership: Report

Only 35 Percent of Canadians Trust RCMP’s National Leadership: Report
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
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Only one-third of Canadians say they have trust in the RCMP’s national leadership, according to in-house research prepared for the Mounties, and just slightly over half of them rate personnel of the police force as honest.

“Tracking suggests that, as with many other issues, trust in the RCMP’s national leaders has eroded somewhat over the past year,” said the survey report, titled “Canadians’ Views of RCMP Policing Services,” published on April 29.