Toronto, ON (Canwest News Service) – Lawyers for the RCMP will be in a federal court Tuesday seeking a judicial review of a human rights ruling which found in favour of a Muslim cadet who said he was terminated from the RCMP’s training program in 1999 because of discrimination.
In May 2008, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered the RCMP to pay former trainee Ali Tahmourpour thousands of dollars and institute mandatory cultural sensitivity training programs for cadets and all personnel at the training depot.
The Iranian immigrant was awarded more than $500,000 in lost wages and damages.
The tribunal ordered the RCMP to offer to readmit Tahmourpour, 35, at the first opportunity to the Regina training depot.
Tahmourpour said he was harassed while training at the Mountie academy nine years ago. He had completed 24 of the 32 weeks of training before he was let go.
Tahmourpour said a superior officer singled him out and made comments about a pendant he wore as a symbol of his faith. Tahmourpour was born in Iran.
The tribunal ruled the RCMP institute mandatory cultural sensitivity training programs for cadets and all personnel at the training depot.
The RCMP had argued that Tahmourpour was dismissed because of poor performance.
Pour preformance well at least he doesn’t seem to have a criminal record. No wonder the RCMP are running out of money with decissions like this one.
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