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Jun 16, 2026
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RCMP incompetence is an accomplice in the killing of Susan Butlin
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OPINION
RCMP incompetence is an accomplice in the killing of Susan Butlin
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
PUBLISHED 46 MINUTES AGO
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Susan Butlin was killed by Ernie Duggan in September, 2017, after her sexual-assault complaint against him was deemed ‘unfounded’ by police.
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In a very real sense, the RCMP played a role in killing Susan Butlin of Bayhead, N.S. No, they didn’t pull the trigger. Her neighbour, Ernie Duggan, did that, and is ultimately responsible. But with their manifold failures, their astonishing incompetence, they might as well have…
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