Mendicino ‘Concerned’ RCMP Withheld Badge Numbers of Officers Who Cleared Protest

Mendicino ‘Concerned’ RCMP Withheld Badge Numbers of Officers Who Cleared Protest
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Sept. 26, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he’s concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared “Freedom Convoy” protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter.

The RCMP denied an access-to-information request for officers’ names and badge numbers on the basis releasing the information could put officers’ safety at risk.