The Quebec Mounted Police Members' Association (QMPMA) believes that uniting all RCMP member associations is the only logical path to unionizing. BY PAUL DUPUIS Paul Dupuis has worked with the QMPMA since 1981, and has been a member of the RCMP for more than 35 years. The Quebec Mounted Police Members' Association has [...]
The QMPMA held its annual golf tournament on June 3, 2016 to help young victims of sexual assault. Golfers gathered at the Vallée des Forts Golf Club in beautiful St-Jean-sur-Richelieu on June 3, 2016 to raise funds for a local organization that helps victims of sexual assault and their families. The golfers -- comprised of [...]
The Quebec Mounted Police Members' Association extends its deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of RCMP Constable Sarah Beckett, who was killed while on duty in a crash early April 5 near Victoria on Vancouver Island. Beckett, a mother of two young children, died when her cruiser collided with a pickup truck at about [...]
On March 14, 2016, the QMPMA participated in a press conference hosted by MPPAC on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. QMPMA president Paul Dupuis spoke to reporters about the government's controversial Bill C-7, and RCMP members' concerns about the bill's inability to address issues such as harassment and collective bargaining. La Presse Canadienne covered the press [...]
On behalf of the entire RCMP family, the Quebec Mounted Police Members' Association extends its deepest condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of Constable Thierry Leroux, who was killed in the line of duty on February 13 while responding with his partner to a domestic abuse call in the aboriginal community of Lac-Simon, Quebec. [...]
The QMPMA congratulates Canadian Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau and his MPs The Quebec Mounted Police Members' Association congratulates newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his elected Liberal MPs, who swept the House of Commons following the October 19, 2015 federal election. Democracy has, indeed spoken, and the QMPMA looks forward to working with the [...]
On July 23, 2015, RCMP members received a message from Steven Blaney, former Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, inviting them to offer their comments on the creation of a new framework for employee relations within the RCMP. This came in the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada's January 16, 2015 decision. The [...]
The Quebec Mounted Police Members' Association hosted its annual charity golf tournament on June 5, 2015 to help young victims of sexual assault The Quebec Mounted Police Members' Association hosted its 32n annual charity golf tournament at the Vallée des Forts golf club in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu on June 5, 2015. The event featured a special banquet [...]
It is with tremendous sadness and great emotion that we learned, this morning, of the death of our brother, RCMP Constable David Wynn, during a shoot-out that occurred last Saturday in St. Albert, Alberta. It is always a tragedy when we hear of the loss of a fellow officer, and the famous words -- "There [...]
In its landmark ruling of January 16, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada recognized the role of the Quebec Mounted Police Members' Association as the representative of the majority of RCMP members in Quebec, and francophones throughout Canada. This historic ruling comes after a long battle that dates back to the 1970s! In effect, the [...]