Mounties to see their salaries soar as first collective agreement is ratified
For the first time ever, a union representing RCMP members has reached a tentative collective agreement with the federal government to cover nearly 20,000 Mounties.Beyond its federal policing obligations, the RCMP operates as the provincial police in most provinces and as the local police service in 150 communities across the country. (Nic Amaya/CBC)Thousands of Mounties are about to receive…