RCMP looks to redeploy 25 per cent of eastern region workforce, including to border
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The RCMP says it's looking to redeploy up to one-quarter of its eastern region workforce to areas considered an operational priority, including to the U.S. border.
The RCMP says it's looking to redeploy up to one-quarter of its eastern region workforce to areas considered an operational priority, including to the Canada-U.S. border.
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The eastern region for the RCMP includes Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces. Only Quebec and New Brunswick border the U.S. in this region.
Cpl. Martina Pillarova, an RCMP spokesperson, said the temporary redeployment is aimed not only at supporting border integrity, but other federal policing priorities as well.
Pillarova added that this sort of move is not out of the ordinary. "Please note that so far, the situation has remained stable at the border and our operations are proceeding normally."
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