The inquiry into one of the worst mass shootings in modern Canadian history says police training across Canada needs to be overhauled, and points to Finland as a potential model.
The Mass Casualty Commission, the inquiry that investigated a 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia that left 22 dead, recommended the overhaul in its final report released in March.
It suggested all of Canada’s police forces — not just the RCMP — look to Finland, which requires a three-year degree for police officers.
Under the current RCMP model, recruits spend six months at Depot, the force’s training facility in Saskatchewan. That is followed by six months
