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Two Ottawa police officers who are part of the RCMP’s national security team have been told they will be returning to patrol duties in a move that insiders suggest is indicative of a strained relationship between city police and the national force, the Citizen has learned.
Sgt. Kulvir Guram and Const. Neil Roy will be back on the city’s payroll in January after Ottawa police ended their secondments, which were scheduled to run until 2017, with the one of the RCMP’s integrated national security enforcement teams, or INSET. Ottawa police officers are routinely on loan to other police forces as part of larger initiatives. No other secondments with any other force has been rescinded by Ottawa police and it’s unclear whether future secondments with INSET will be affected.
Chief Charles Bordeleau refused to comment on the cancellations of the secondments, answer questions on why they were cancelled, or even confirm if any officers would have the secondments in the new year.
“I am not going to comment on any matters related to individual transfers or other ongoing supports the OPS provides to INSET,” Bordeleau said.
Yet the city force confirmed the existence of the positions as recently as this past October to the Citizen.
The national security teams are made up of representatives of the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and provincial and municipal police forces.
Bordeleau rebuffed any suggestion that the anti-terrorism policing relationship between the forces has deteriorated.
“The partnership between the OPS and the RCMP has never been stronger and we continue to work as full partners with the RCMP and INSET.”
Police sources believe that police brass are using staffing shortages as an excuse to disguise what has been strife between the two forces, recently taking the form of tensions between the local intelligence unit and the RCMP. In November, 26 Ottawa police officers were re-assigned to patrol for six months because frontline police were shortstaffed. Patrol has made no additional request for staffing beyond that.
The INSET positions themselves are paid for by the RCMP. Sending the officers to patrol means city police will now foot the bill for their salaries, an unusual move if the intent is to shift resources to cover staffing shortages.
The police union has filed a grievance on the matter.
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Sgt. Kulvir Guram and Const. Neil Roy will be back on the city’s payroll in January after Ottawa police ended their secondments, which were scheduled to run until 2017, with the one of the RCMP’s integrated national security enforcement teams, or INSET. Ottawa police officers are routinely on loan to other police forces as part of larger initiatives. No other secondments with any other force has been rescinded by Ottawa police and it’s unclear whether future secondments with INSET will be affected.
Chief Charles Bordeleau refused to comment on the cancellations of the secondments, answer questions on why they were cancelled, or even confirm if any officers would have the secondments in the new year.
“I am not going to comment on any matters related to individual transfers or other ongoing supports the OPS provides to INSET,” Bordeleau said.
Yet the city force confirmed the existence of the positions as recently as this past October to the Citizen.
The national security teams are made up of representatives of the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and provincial and municipal police forces.
Bordeleau rebuffed any suggestion that the anti-terrorism policing relationship between the forces has deteriorated.
“The partnership between the OPS and the RCMP has never been stronger and we continue to work as full partners with the RCMP and INSET.”
Police sources believe that police brass are using staffing shortages as an excuse to disguise what has been strife between the two forces, recently taking the form of tensions between the local intelligence unit and the RCMP. In November, 26 Ottawa police officers were re-assigned to patrol for six months because frontline police were shortstaffed. Patrol has made no additional request for staffing beyond that.
The INSET positions themselves are paid for by the RCMP. Sending the officers to patrol means city police will now foot the bill for their salaries, an unusual move if the intent is to shift resources to cover staffing shortages.
The police union has filed a grievance on the matter.
syogaretnam@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/shaaminiwhy
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