RCMP angered by cancelled wage hikes

Bruce Owen

New recruitment and public safety is at risk in rural Manitoba because of the Harper government’s unexpected decision to roll back its previously negotiated pay hike to the RCMP, Mountie staff reps say.

And the impact of Ottawa’s unilateral decision will be felt in places like southeastern Manitoba, which is represented by one of the main players behind the unpopular cost-cutting move — federal Treasury Board president MP Vic Toews, an RCMP staff relations representative said Thursday.

“His word should be his bond,” said Staff-Sgt. Brian Roach. “When you campaign on law and order and then this is what you give us, I don’t think that reflects the community he represents.”

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