Joseph Philip Robert Murray

If it hadn't been for the Somalia Affair, Chrétien would've [fired] him by now. But he couldn't take out the head of the army and the head of the RCMP in the same round

—Paul Palango, 1998[1]

Joseph Philip Robert Murray (born March 6, 1943 in Ottawa, Ontario) served as 19th Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from June 23, 1994 - September 1, 2000.[2]

He joined the RCMP in March, 1962, and later earned two degrees from the University of Regina.[3]

References

  1. ^ Palango, Paul. "The Last Guardians: The Crisis in the RCMP", 1998
  2. ^ Palango, Paul. "The Last Guardians: The Crisis in the RCMP", 1998
  3. ^ Palango, Paul. "The Last Guardians: The Crisis in the RCMP", 1998
Police appointments
Preceded by
Norman Inkster
Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
1994-2000
Succeeded by
Giuliano Zaccardelli