Mounties, Courts, and Who Keeps Canadians Safe

Canada's premiers have told Ottawa they "urgently" want negotiations to begin on the future of the RCMP — a decision that will determine how 13 provinces and territories deliver front-line policing to millions of Canadians. If your community relies on the Mounties, this is the biggest policing question since the force was founded in 1873.

What's proposed: The federal government plans to reform the RCMP, but premiers say they've been left in the dark about...