RCMP Union Seeks Boost to Cadet Training Allowance to Compete With Other Forces

RCMP Union Seeks Boost to Cadet Training Allowance to Compete With Other Forces
RCMP cadets attend daily marches at the Drill Hall at the RCMP headquarters in Regina, Sask. on Mar. 3, 2005. The Canadian Press/Troy Fleece
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The union representing rank-and-file Mounties has asked the federal government for $24 million annually to boost the RCMP cadet training allowance to help attract the best recruits.

The RCMP must appropriately compensate cadets while they attend training to remain competitive with other forces, the National Police Federation says. It hopes to see increased funding in the federal budget expected next spring.