The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it’s outraged by the way thousands of decommissioned RCMP vehicles are being handled across the country.
In the past, the police vehicles, after being retired from service, were auctioned off. That all changed in 2020, after a Nova Scotia man went on a killing spree in a fake RCMP car.
The public safety minister put a moratorium on auctioning the vehicles in 2021, pending a new plan, which has yet to occur.
Instead, thousands of drivable vehicles are being stored, unused, until they eventually have a date with a crusher.
Franco Terrazzano with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the whole situation is a huge mess — especially since the RCMP used to make between $6 million and $8 million a year in vehicle resales. Since 2021, the CTF says, more than $1 million has been spent to store them.
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“What is the government doing? For four years, dragging their feet on this,” Terrazzano …