Nova Scotia updates policing standards for the first time since 2003 – Halifax [Video]

The commander of the RCMP in Nova Scotia says the province’s implementation of a set of new standards will help improve policing across the province.

Assistant commissioner Dennis Daley told reporters Tuesday that the first updating of the provincial standards since 2003 will provide more clarity around what’s expected of the RCMP and Nova Scotia’s 10 municipal police forces.

“On the ground, I think there will be more consistency,” said Daley, who then provided an example. “Police departments will understand what a response to a critical incident looks like, what it doesn’t look like and the skills they need within a team that responds to a critical incident.”

Provincial Justice Minister Barbara Adams said the updated 39 standards are in response to recommendations made by the commission of inquiry that investigated the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed the lives of 22 people four years ago.

“The standards will …