Head of RCMP watchdog says a lack of resources is keeping her from launching investigations

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The woman whose job it is to keep the RCMP accountable to the public says she often encounters cases involving Mounties that should be investigated but are not — because her agency lacks the resources.

“I would say there probably isn’t a month that goes by that I don’t see a complaint where I say we should be investigating this ourselves,” Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) chair Michelaine Lahaie told a parliamentary committee Friday morning.

“When we’re getting into serious incidents of use of force, or when individuals’ personal liberties have been violated, then those are the cases where the commission needs to step

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