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Ex-RCMP cadet wins discrimination case; Mounties ordered to re-admit him

April 16th, 2008 · 14 Comments

Toronto, ON (Canadian Press) - An ex-RCMP cadet who claimed he was rejected from the force because of discrimination should be admitted back into the training program and be compensated for his suffering.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled in favour today of Ali Tahmourpour, a 33-year-old Muslim who dreams of being a Mountie. The Tribunal [...]

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Tags: Abuse Of Mounties · Broken Force · Corruption within the RCMP · Discrimination by RCMP · Harassment within the RCMP · Mounties Breaking The Law · Mounties Sued · Senior Management

RCMP deputy commissioner found in contempt of Parliament

April 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

(CBC News) - MPs voted Thursday to find the RCMP’s deputy commissionerin contempt of Parliament, accusing her of misleading the House of Commons with the testimony she provided into the so-called pension scandal.
The motion to find Barbara George in contempt was introduced by Liberal Shawn Murphy, who heads the public accounts committee that heard her [...]

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Fall on sword or become ‘roadkill,’Fall on sword or become ‘roadkill,’ Mountie told Mountie told

April 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Essica Leeder, Ottawa (Globe and Mail) - A high-ranking Mountie ensnared in the RCMP pension scandal said the House of Commons’ top legal officer privately offered her a chance to avoid becoming “roadkill” in a campaign to have her cited for contempt of Parliament.
The proposal by veteran law clerk Rob Walsh would have required that [...]

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Tags: Abuse By Mounties · Abuse Of Mounties · Attempted Cover Up · Big Brother · Broken Force · Commissioner of the RCMP · Corruption within the RCMP · Ex-Mounties · Failing to do Their Duties · Harassment within the RCMP · Interference Into Political Process · Mounties Breaking The Law · Mounties Charged · Mounties Investigating Mounties · Other Law Enforcement Agencies · Political/Government Interference or Involvement · Public Complaints · RCMP Oversight · Senior Management · Shoddy Investigations · Whistleblower

Ontario police to probe RCMP insurance scandal

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

(CBC News) - The Ontario Provincial Police will investigate whether there was any criminal misconduct involved in the management of the troubled RCMP insurance plan, the Mounties announced Wednesday.
“I have asked the OPP to conduct this investigation, and the RCMP will cooperate fully,” RCMP Commissioner William Elliott said in a press release.
The OPP have already [...]

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RCMP official rejects claims she misled MPs

February 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Mike De Souza, Ottawa (Canwest News Service) - RCMP Deputy Commissioner Barbara George has accused a committee of federal MPs that found her in “contempt of Parliament” of ignoring the evidence and damaging her reputation.
The committee’s final report on a pension fund scandal at the police force accused Deputy Commissioner George of “providing false and [...]

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Ex-Mountie to get apology, cash settlement

November 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

(Canadian Press) - A former Alberta RCMP officer who was falsely accused of sexual assault will be getting a public apology in addition to a cash settlement.
John Hudak, 54, sued the RCMP and Alberta Justice for $5 million, claiming his reputation was irrevocably damaged by the charges, which were laid when he was a Mountie [...]

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Ex-Mountie sues over ‘pointed harassment’

November 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments

(Vancouver Province) - A former spokesman for the Kamloops RCMP is suing the force for systematic harassment while on the job in 2004 and 2005.
Brian Leigh Flanagan claims he was a victim of “continued and pointed harassment” by his fellow officers.
In a writ of summons filed in court, he alleges derogatory comments were made about [...]

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New RCMP commissioner to encourage whistleblowers

September 7th, 2007 · 4 Comments

OTTAWA (Canadian Press) — The new commissioner of the RCMP says he wants to change the force’s culture to allow rank-and-file members to speak up about problems without fear for their jobs.
William Elliott, who’s formally been on the job less than a month, told a House of Commons committee Friday that a senior task force [...]

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You *#%&!: Is this the end of the Toxic Boss?

September 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Sarah Scott, Macleans.ca
As the commander of the RCMP’s detachment in Merritt, B.C., Donald W. Smith was an old-school military guy, abrupt, even rude, a real straight talker. He barked orders. He swore like a sailor. That was fine in the old days, when men would jump when he ordered them to get things done. But [...]

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RCMP scandals that won’t go away

July 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Globe and Mail
Inquest into the death of Ian Bush
• Houston, B.C., RCMP Constable Paul Koester shot Mr. Bush in the back of the head on Oct. 29, 2005, after he had been in police custody for just over 20 minutes. Mr. Bush had been arrested for obstruction.
Pension fund scandal
• Government-appointed investigator David Brown concluded that [...]

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