CTV British Columbia- Public opinion of the RCMP plummets in B.C. - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian TelevisionA new Angus Reid survey suggests British Columbians' opinion of the RCMP has plummeted over the past two years -- and pollsters say the death of Robert Dziekanski is to blame.
Of a national survey polling public confidence in the internal operations and leadership of the Mounties, 57 per cent of Canadians said their opinions had stayed the same.
But in B.C., 61 per cent of those surveyed said their confidence in the RCMP had worsened.
Gee, I wonder why?
Dziekansky's death at YVR? Robinson getting off with obstruction after his drunken killing of that kid in 2008? Robinson being put in charge at YVR after he'd shown his judgement was screwy? That iffy shooting of that other kid while in custody? Clayton Willie dying while in RCMP custody? John Dempsey, a disabled man in handcuffs was tasered as he "resisted" being led?