RCMP Concerned About ‘Popular Resentment’ Fuelled by Falling Living Standards

A RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner, in Surrey, B.C., on April 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

In a forecasting report meant to prepare the police force for the future, the RCMP notes that a deterioration of living conditions in Canada could lead to increased “popular resentment.”

“The coming period of recession will accelerate the decline in living standards that the younger generations have already witnessed compared to earlier generations,” says the report, titled “Whole-of-Government Five-Year Trends for Canada.”