The Modern Model of the RCMP
11:00 a.m., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009
Corley Auditorium in Webster Hall
Admission: free

The RCMP is unique in the world since it is a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body. The Mounties provide a total federal policing service to all Canadians and policing services under contract to the three territories, eight provinces (except Ontario and Québec), more than 190 municipalities, 184 Aboriginal communities and three international airports. As a federal police force, the RCMP’s scope of operations includes organized crime, terrorism and specific crimes related to the illicit drug trade; economic crimes; and offences that threaten the integrity of Canada’s national borders. The Force also protects VIPs, including the Prime Minister and foreign dignitaries, and provides the Government of Canada with a full range of physical and computer-based security services.

Inspector A.F. “Al” O’Donnell is the officer in charge of operations at the Nanaimo, British Columbia Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He is a 35-year veteran of the RCMP and has diverse experience in operations, community policing, Aboriginal policing, traffic, strategic planning, and contract policing. His RCMP service includes 15 postings throughout Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory), an 11-year stint north of the 60th parallel, and two years above the Arctic Circle.