The report from RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme comes three months after the police force's self-imposed deadline passed, and almost a year after the public inquiry released its final report.
In terms of critical incident response, the inquiry's three commissioners found that when the shooting started in Portapique, N.S., on the night of April 18, 2020, the Mounties were quick to discount witness statements and were so poorly managed that officers were always one step behind the killer. The inquiry found that RCMP management culture thwarts institutional learning and accountability. It cited a long list of"unhealthy patterns," including: a resistance to acknowledging errors; a lack of resources for responding to criticism and a resistance to acknowledging the existence of sexism and systemic racism within the ranks.