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Podcast: The Rodgers Brief
Episode: MCC Day 23 – Emergency Response Team Critical of RCMP Technology and Treatment
Description: The level of preparation and response capacity of the RCMP faced significant criticism today from the leader of the RCMP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT). Cpl. Tim Mills, who has since left the Force, testified today, along with fellow ERT member, Cpl. Trent Milton. Their testimony was preceded by a very short (15 minutes) presentation of a 70-page Foundational Document on the ERT response. The ERT squad was called to Portapique the night of April 18, 2020, and spent some of that time overnight helping extract residents, including Clinton Ellison, from the community. They also investigated a suspicious sighting of a possible per...