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Articles by: Dr Bryce Casavant

A close-up of a Surrey Police uniform sleeve showcases a badge, while a blurred audience engages in a presentation, highlighting community policing initiatives and collaboration.

What’s ahead for municipal policing in Canada after BC court decision ousts the RCMP in Surrey?

OPEN 12th October 2024

Dr Bryce J Casavant, Associate Lecturer, Royal Roads University

OPINION: A ruling by the British Columbia Supreme Court has cleared the way for Surrey Police Service to take over from the RCMP as the force of jurisdiction from next month; Royal Roads University Associate Lecturer Dr Bryce Casavant believes the Federal Government support for the move to municipal policing in Surrey could see other communities around Canada follow suit.
A close-up of a Surrey Police uniform sleeve showcases a badge, while a blurred audience engages in a presentation, highlighting community policing initiatives and collaboration.

Surrey, BC, shows the rest of Canada what not to do when breaking away from the RCMP

OPEN 17th May 2024

Dr Bryce J Casavant, Associate Lecturer, Royal Roads University

OPINION: With communities across Canada considering whether the Royal Canadian Mounted Police should be responsible for municipal policing, the city of Surrey in British Columbia has become one of the first to look to replace it with a newly-formed Surrey Police Service; but Royal Roads University Lecturer Dr Bryce Casavant believes the controversy and conflict between the RCMP and Surrey Police highlights the challenges around the transition.
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