RCMP officers in Iqaluit will soon be equipped with body cameras, the first step of an effort to roll out the devices for the entire force, the Mounties said Wednesday. "We must keep working to remove systemic racism from these institutions, institutions that are meant to serve everyone living in this country equally and fairly," Vandal said in a statement. The cameras "will help strengthen accountability and public trust of the RCMP in the community," Chief Supt. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said in a statement she's "committed to rolling out a body-worn camera program for all front-line police officers in the RCMP." The RCMP says in the statement managing video from its 10,000 front-line officers across the country will be complex.

Source: CBC News October 21, 2020 20:05 UTC