Retired RCMP Police Cars Go To The Crusher Because Canada Will Not Let Them Be Sold - Jalopnik

Canada has been crushing retired RCMP police vehicles rather than selling them, even though some used-car buyers traditionally see patrol cars as a bargain source of durable machinery. The practice dates to a moratorium announced in January 2021 by then–public safety minister Bill Blair, after a 2020 Nova Scotia shooting in which a 51-year-old attacker killed 22 and injured three while driving a retired Ford Taurus police car modified to resemble an on-duty RCMP cruiser. Reuters-style reporting cited by Jalopnik says RCMP continued destroying vehicles in early 2025. A public safety minister change in 2026 kept the ban in place. The RCMP runs about 12,000 vehicles and retires roughly 1,600 annually.