Bev Busson


Beverley Ann Busson , is a former Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. She was the first woman to hold this post, from December 16, 2006 to July 16, 2007, and was appointed on a temporary basis in the wake of Giuliano Zaccardelli's resignation amid controversy that erupted after he provided two different accounts to a parliamentary committee examining the events related to Maher Arar. Busson's appointment as a member of the Senate of Canada representing British Columbia was announced on September 24, 2018.

Early life and police career

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1974 after graduating with an education degree. She would later earn a law degree from the University of British Columbia.
Rising up the ranks, Busson has worked for the RCMP in Salmon Arm, Vancouver, Ottawa and North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Prior to her appointment she was Deputy Commissioner for the Pacific Region and took a leave from the force to head British Columbia's Organized Crime Agency.

Awards

In 2004, she was made a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. In 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia.
On June 17, 2010, she was awarded the Doctor of Laws honorary degree by Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.