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Sean Spence, Doctorate Student in Security Risk Management, University of Portsmouth

The lack of RCMP protection officers is a risk to Canada's national security

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference as a member of his RCMP security detail stands by on Bowen Island, B.C., in July 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Near the end of 2022, it was reported that the RCMP faces a severe shortage of police officers to protect federal ministers, diplomats and other government officials.

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