OTTAWA – More than one in five hard body armour vests Mounties use across the country are expired and offer diminished protection to officers during firearms calls, according to data obtained by the National Post. McCauley said the number of expired vests distributed to Mounties is “mind boggling” because a lack of body armour has previously resulted in the deaths of officers. It's not useless, but would you want to wear hard body armour that is past its expiry date? “It’s not useless, but would you want to wear hard body armour that is past its expiry date? “They have a long history of inadequate procurement of hard body armour going back to Mayerthorpe, which is now nearly 20 years ago,” he said.

Source: National Post January 02, 2024 21:32 UTC