NPF Responds to Negative Globe & Mail column

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NPF Responds to Negative Globe Mail column
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- We hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas
or holidays, and that you found a way to stay
warm in this unusually cold snap across
Canada. - Just before Christmas, on December 22,
the Globe Mails Opinion Page ran a very
negative story toward the RCMP, What do Mounties
have to do with Christmas?, written by a
freelance journalist, Carly Lewis. - We found
this piece offensive and biased and felt it
demanded a response, so we have submitted the
following to the Globe Mail editorial page
editor
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• We were shocked, offended and, frankly, disgusted
  by Carly Lewiss rant, published on December 22,
  What do Mounties have to do with Christmas?.
  She chose to exploit Christmas as a blatant
  opportunity to lambaste the 17,500 men and women
  across Canada who dedicate their careers, and
  much of their lives, to protecting their fellow
  Canadians and making our communities safer and
  better places to live. In fact, many RCMP members
  have been actively serving their communities over
  the holidays. This is a time of year when many
  struggle with mental health issues, addiction,
  domestic violence and crime all of which adds to
  our members already-stretched workload while
  most people are enjoying time off with friends
  and family.

• Ms. Lewis piece focuses on a few negative
  incidents and completely ignores the fact that
  RCMP members put their own lives and safety on
  the line to save and improve dozens if not
  hundreds of Canadian lives every day and they
  do so with increasingly scarce resources,
  equipment and training. We intend to improve this
  travesty in 2018 by achieving an historic labour
  relations certification which will benefit not
  only members, but all Canadians.

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Brian SauvéCo-Chair, National Police Federation
We will share the link to our response if and
when it runs. In short, whether its an unfair
labour practice or a negative story in a national
newspaper, the National Police Federation has
your back. With 2018 only days away, we look
forward to a certification vote, so we can truly
begin to represent you and focus on making things
right.
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We wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe
2018. Well continue to update you on
certification progress. In the meantime, here are
three other things you can do to help. 1. Join
the NPF. Click here. 2. Share this information
with your colleagues. 3. Stay informed by
downloading our app on iTunes or Google Play.
(You dont need to join or share your personal
email to use our app.)
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