An RCMP police officer walks with the hat and dog of K-9 officer Dave Ross. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

who is paying for all this ??????ron in victoriaat 11:32 AM

While this incident is horrible, what blows me away is that people from all walks of life put their life on the line to deliver those things that we need to survive. Farmers and fishermen for food, Truck drivers to deliver that food, construction workers for shelter and the list goes on..... Why I ask is it that the police think they are so different and so better than everyone else.
The last time fishermen were lost at sea providing us with sustenance/food (as important as security), I don't recall seeing people from across the country arriving in droves including our Prime Minister. Add to that the police unions will now manipulate this situation, demanding increased wages and everything that comes with it in light of this tragic incident. At the end of the day.... look it up. The statistics clearly paint policing as one of the safest occupations there is. It takes a back seat to (according to Service Canada) to logging, fisheries, pilots/flight engineers, roofers, steel workers, garbage handlers, hipower lineworkers, truck drivers, farm workers and construction workers.
So yes..... this is a tragic situation, but come on..... the pageantry! Is it required? Is it fair or does it just perpetuate a myth that police are more special than the rest of us? I don't think they are. They are just as important as the rest of us and the sooner they and their ever greedy unions and associations realize that the better for us all. Closing note..... am I glad our armed services.... bless THEIR hearts are not unionized. Consider what they make and the risk they accept in their occupation!maggieat 7:29 AM