RCMP Union Says Manitoba, Saskatchewan Face Severe Staffing Stresses

RCMP Union Says Manitoba, Saskatchewan Face Severe Staffing Stresses
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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The union representing front-line Mounties says it has not seen an internal RCMP memo calling for short-term staff transfers to Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but says those provinces are under severe workload stress.

Bobby Baker, the National Police Federation’s director for the Prairies, says it’s not unheard of for there to be a call to shift officers between jurisdictions temporarily.