Saskatchewan marshals employee placed on leave before service officially up and running

Alexander Quon · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 14, 2025 2:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

A subordinate of Saskatchewan's caller provincial constabulary work has been enactment connected administrative permission earlier the work has begun operations.

The Saskatchewan Marshals Service confirmed 1 of its members was the taxable of ailment being investigated by the Public Complaints Commission, a five-person civilian assemblage appointed by the provincial government.

The subordinate has been enactment connected administrative permission arsenic the probe is carried out.

A spokesperson did not identify the quality of the ailment oregon the individuality of the work member.

The work says it volition connection nary further remark until that probe is complete.

A petition for remark from the Public Complaints Commission was not instantly returned connected Monday.

Marshals to motorboat this summer

The marshals work is acceptable to motorboat this summer, a afloat twelvemonth up of time.

It was announced successful October 2022 and originally slated to commencement operations successful 2026, astatine an yearly outgo of $20 million.

Since then, the service has hired personnel including a main marshal, lawman main marshal, civilian lawman chief, 2 superintendents and 3 inspectors.

Chief Marshal Robert Cameron has said helium expects 17 to 20 officers to beryllium hired by the clip the work launches, with 70 officers employed by the extremity of 2026.

The work volition person jurisdiction passim the state and volition enactment RCMP, First Nations and municipal constabulary services, according to the provincial government.

The Official Opposition and the national representing RCMP officers person raised concerns astir officers being poached from existing constabulary forces.

There person besides been concerns astir whether a caller provincial constabulary unit is needed. Both the Saskatchewan NDP and National Police Federation accidental the wealth would beryllium amended spent expanding the RCMP.