Article contentPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has been accused of “humiliating” RCMP officers by kneeling at a Black Lives Matter protest. Gilles Favreau, the retired deputy commissioner of operations for the RCMP, said Trudeau, protected since infancy by the RCMP, should be embarrassed. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Trudeau accused of 'humiliating' RCMP by kneeling at anti-racism protest, former police officer says Back to videoThe attack comes after Trudeau took a knee as part of a crowd gathered on Parliament Hill in June in solidarity with anti-racism demonstrators protesting police killings of Black people. Social activists have already accused Trudeau of making a “hollow gesture.”In a statement posted to the RCMP Veterans’ Association website, Favreau wrote, “Mister Prime Minister and all members of Parliament who try to gain political points on the back of the RCMP members should show some discomfort and embarrassment.

Source: National Post July 07, 2020 22:07 UTC