Canadian Mounties

• RCMP body cameras to cost $131M over 5 years, report estimates

  The price tag for the camera and digital evidence management system was based on data from the Toronto Police Service.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2021
  
• Federal Court certifies $1.1B RCMP bullying, harassment class action

  The class action was proposed in June 2018, calling out the RCMP for what it alleges is a toxic work environment.

  News

  Feb 10, 2020
  
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• After a decade of grappling with sexual harassment and bullying, is the RCMP ready to turn the page?

  “You need a leadership team at the very top who are wholeheartedly committed to making this happen and coming at the situation eyes wide open."

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2020
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• ‘Uncharted territory’: How a Mountie union could transform the famous force

  Preventing the RCMP from unionizing has always been part of what makes the force an effective federal policy tool, experts say.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2019
• Lawyer calls for action as more disabled Mounties allege they were forced out

  “If you are maintaining a list of people wronged by the RCMP, please add my name" — a Global News investigation has sparked new concerns about Mountie dismissals.

  Features

  Jun 1, 2019
• Inquest recommends Mounties make mental health assessments mandatory

  "I fear that people recognize me and point me out," Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre wrote in a letter before his death.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2018
• ‘They want to disappear’: psychiatrist speaks to Mounties’ PTSD struggle

  An inquest into Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre's suicide aims to see if more could be done to prevent similar deaths in the future.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2018
• ‘Nothing has changed’: Ex-Mounties take aim at RCMP during inquest

  “It was the single biggest institutional betrayal I witnessed in 15 years,” testifies Atoya Montague.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Mountie’s widow testifies how high-profile Tasering at Vancouver airport ruined his life

  Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre took his own life in 2013. His wife speaks about how the Mounties made him a scapegoat in Robert Dziekanski's Tasering.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2018
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• ‘I don’t want to die’: 5 years on, inquest into Mountie’s suicide to begin

  Former Mounties who’ve fought their own battles with the force say they will be watching the inquest into Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre's death.

  Features

  Nov 25, 2018