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Minister Mendicino hopes to increase independence of RCMP’s management advisory board

Minister Mendicino hopes to increase independence of RCMP’s management advisory board

Marge Hudson, now 66, says she is part of the group pushing for change because she wants to help the force improve its toxic culture.

Former RCMP constable Janet Merlo is leading a group of former RCMP, former civilian staff and ex-military members calling on the federal government to establish an independent body to investigate complaints and allegations by members and employees.

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from the federal government trying to stop a $1.1 billion class action against the RCMP over bullying and harassment. The lead plaintiffs in the class action, veteran RCMP members Geoffrey Greenwood and Todd Gray, say there was a culture of systemic intimidation and harassment in the force that was condoned by RCMP leadership.

After years of claims that sexual predators and harassers have been allowed to serve in the RCMP with few consequences, the federal government is promising to review how the police service disciplines its members.

  EDMONTON -- Critics, former employees and sexual harassment survivors are casting doubt on the RCMP’s new harassment resolution centre, set to launch Wednesday, saying that the group is too close to top leadership to be trusted. The Independent Centre for Harassment Resolution (ICHR) will use external investigators “to ensure it is trusted and unbiased” in investigating claims of sexual misconduct and harassment within the force. But there are already concerns surrounding the ICHR�...

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The RCMP figures follow an independent report in November on misogyny and homophobia in its ranks that called for fundamental change to rid the Mounties of a toxic culture