Watchdog’s report on controversial RCMP unit delayed due to lack of chairperson – CBC

Apr 07, 2026

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission has been without a chairperson since January 2025

A years-long investigation into a special RCMP unit that polices protests against resource extraction in British Columbia is finished but can’t be finalized because the RCMP’s oversight body has been without a chairperson for more than a year.

The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) receives and oversees public complaints against the Mounties.

It recently announced the completion of a systemic investigation into the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG), which drew national attention in 2019 when the unit launched a large-scale enforcement action against Wet’suwet’en-led opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/rcmp-cirg-crcc-report-delay-9.7151904