‘This is obscene’: Taxpayer advocates slam government for RCMP vehicle snafu

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it’s outraged by the mode thousands of decommissioned RCMP vehicles are being handled crossed the country.

In the past, the constabulary vehicles, aft being retired from service, were auctioned off. That each changed successful 2020, aft a Nova Scotia antheral went connected a sidesplitting spree successful a fake RCMP car.

The nationalist information curate enactment a moratorium connected auctioning the vehicles successful 2021, pending a caller plan, which has yet to occur.

Instead, thousands of drivable vehicles are being stored, unused, until they yet person a day with a crusher.

Franco Terrazzano with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the full concern is simply a immense messiness — particularly since the RCMP utilized to marque betwixt $6 cardinal and $8 cardinal a twelvemonth successful conveyance resales. Since 2021, the CTF says, much than $1 cardinal has been spent to store them.

“What is the authorities doing? For 4 years, dragging their feet connected this,” Terrazzano said.

“This is specified a complete, implicit discarded of resources. Canadians are struggling to bargain cars close now, and we fundamentally person rows upon rows of cars conscionable sitting successful lots, waiting to beryllium destroyed.”

Public Safety Canada present says non-police looking vehicles volition beryllium capable to beryllium sold again, aboriginal this winter, but the full process has taken mode excessively long, Terrazzano said.

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“This is obscene — we’re not conscionable talking astir constabulary cruisers, we’re talking astir minivans, ATVs, snowmobiles … travel on, pitter-patter, government. Get connected with it.

“The thought that the authorities has had 4 years to travel up with a plan, and there’s inactive dozens and dozens and dozens of cars … erstwhile radical can’t spend a car of their own, it’s conscionable brainsick to me.”