Wet’suwet’en chief says policing is ‘industry driven’ as documents show raid was rubber stamped by government
Internal records show RCMP requested more police officers for raid while B.C. was hit with historic flooding
Mike Farnworth
B.C. approves RCMP redeployment to Wet’suwet’en territory same day floods destroyed critical infrastructure
‘A request to ensure appropriate levels of staffing like this from the RCMP is not something that government can turn down’ says Public Safety Ministry
B.C. greenlit more Mounties on Wet’suwet’en territory before 3rd raid
Solicitor general invoked section of police agreement that allows ‘redeployment’ of RCMP resources from other detachments ‘to maintain law and order’ during emergencies