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OTTAWA — Aging, outdated or moribund technology and data management practices across the RCMP are undermining its ability to effectively police and protect Canadians and will require significant and rapid investment, according to a new internal report. In February, the RMCP’s Management Advisory Board (MAB) sent the police force’s commissioner, Mike Duheme, a comprehensive “advisory letter” with a stark message about its information management/information technology (IM/IT) systems. The letter was recently posted online. Old and aging IM/IT systems are failing and are preventing the...