RCMP Union Applauds Planned Federal Spending on Border Security

RCMP Union Applauds Planned Federal Spending on Border Security
Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) march towards the front lawn of Parliament Hill during the 47th Annual Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Service in downtown Ottawa, on Sept. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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The union representing rank-and-file Mounties is welcoming a federal plan to spend $1.3 billion to bolster border security and ensure the integrity of the immigration system.

In its fall economic update Monday, the Liberal government said it would invest in cutting-edge technology for law enforcement, so that only people who are eligible to remain in Canada do so.