When I first saw the RCMP taking action against the Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en people, I assumed someone was funding it locally. I started making calls\u2014my first call was to RCMP Division E headquarters. They intentionally sent me on a wild goose chase, directing me to Houston detachment. Houston officers were defensive and deflected me to Smithers, who said they had no involvement and that officers came from Surrey, B.C. That trail strongly suggests funding originated from the B.C. government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From my time with the Alberta government, I know politicians can\u2019t authorize large RCMP operations\u2014they lack the budget and have no authority without sign-off from a deputy minister or equivalent bureaucrat. Bureaucrats, acting through a protective civil service structure, wield real power and shield ministers from accountability\u2014even when politicians \u201cgo ballistic\u201d they\u2019re told by HR they can\u2019t fire staff. The deployment against Indigenous communities, especially when it overrides court injunctions, shows bureaucrats are comfortable violating orders and silencing scrutiny\u2014they\u2019re sworn to secrecy, not public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My central question: which bureaucrat signed off on the RCMP operation? Administrative law clearly places accountability with senior civil servants, not elected officials. Uncovering whose signature appears on funding documents is key to disrupting the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An example of media failure is evident in a deleted tweet from the now-discredited CBC story. It quoted only official lines and omitted any statement from Hereditary Chiefs. The RCMP\u2019s narrative went unchallenged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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