As a Canadian I must say I am truly ashamed and enraged after this tragic incident.
   Airport staff who were so unhelpful deserve to be fired. Custom staff who were on duty at the time should be dismissed as well.
The RCMP have been caught in the act by a citizen with a video camera. Their first concern seems to have been to confiscate the damning evidence. I understand that it took a court order for his property to be returned. The mounties spin doctors were called in to cover their collective arses while they investigated themselves. If it were not for this indisputable evidence it would be the word of four mounties against a couple of witnesses and the truth may have been much less readily apparent.
The RCMP has long been a symbol of the best of our heritage. The force is populated by fine and dedicated people who are willing to lay their lives on the line to protect the rest of us, and those certainly deserve our respect and thanks. However these four bad apples should have long ago been charged with criminal negligence causing death. If any other persons did this they would be before a judge the next day to face that charge. Other charges could be laid following a full investigation but the video is sufficient evidence to lay the preliminary charge. That would have put the RCMP in a better light. Instead they gave us spin. The head of the force has recently been forced out and he has been replaced with a civilian leader in order to clean the force up. So far improvement seems lacking.