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WellPlayed said:
It would probably be a good idea to designate the Capital Region as its own separate thing, ala D.C. or the Australian Capital Territory. Policing should be handled by a special division of the RCMP, who have the resources to properly plan for this type of thing.

A local municipal police service funded by just the citizens of Ottawa just isn't going to cut it going forward as these types of things become more common.
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someone just send in kevin vickers
this shit would be done by dinner
 
WellPlayed said:
It would probably be a good idea to designate the Capital Region as its own separate thing, ala D.C. or the Australian Capital Territory. Policing should be handled by a special division of the RCMP, who have the resources to properly train and plan for this type of thing.

A local municipal police service funded by the citizens of Ottawa just isn't going to cut it going forward as these types of things become more common.
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I'm sure that's going to be a discussion point. I don't think it would be easy to split off the whole city, but you could probably split off everything behind the Parliament hill gates, and them maybe set up Wellington itself as some sort of joint zone.
 
I believe you could have the RCMP take over policing in Ottawa/the NCR without creating an entirely separate political entity/
 
manny said:
I believe you could have the RCMP take over policing in Ottawa/the NCR without creating an entirely separate political entity/
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Ya maybe that works too, but you just worry about coordination between the City and RCMP. But either way something needs to change because this has exposed a huge national security risk in Ottawa.
 
There has been talk for years about making Ottawa-Gatineau a national capital area like Washington DC but it’s been jut talk. No real push for it.
 
UWHabs said:
I'm sure that's going to be a discussion point. I don't think it would be easy to split off the whole city, but you could probably split off everything behind the Parliament hill gates, and them maybe set up Wellington itself as some sort of joint zone.
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Doesn’t that area already have its own security force?
 
I heard a poli sci prof in CBC yesterday who said that there are 8 security forces total in and around Ottawa with various responsibilities. I guess that includes OPS, OPP, RCMP, Parliament Protective Services and… 4 others?
 
anne25 said:
There has been talk for years about making Ottawa-Gatineau a national capital area like Washington DC but it’s been jut talk. No real push for it.
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I'd expect that talk to pick up steam after this.

It's all fun an games until the entire country gets embarassed internationally.
 
MindzEye said:
Should be disbanded.

Their leadership chose this path, and it's 100% earned a replacement.
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Yep. There should be a two-pronged approach for this.

First, disband the Ottawa Police Service, and replace it with a police force responsible for regular municipal police work in the city of Ottawa. Whether that’s the RCMP or a brand new force.

Then set up a new police service directly funded by the federal government who’s specific responsibility is the NCR and any and all key federal sites in Ottawa.
 
leafman101 said:
Meh it’s too late for Ottawa. Toronto is the capital now.
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