Cry Baby Commissioner Bobby Boy Paulson or nobody else should deny that since I filed my lawsuit last year many times I did my best to remind the CBC, the RCMP and Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger" and many others byway of Twitter, emails, phone calls and court filings that I am every bit as serious in seeking justice as all the women suing the RCMP are.
In fact if anyone bothers to scroll down they will see that I did so today byway of Twitter hours before I watched Bobby Boy cry his crocodile tears on CBC The only reason Paulson had to cry was because he did not retire with a big pension then join the Canadian Forces like his butt buddy the killer cop Gilles Moreau did when the Liebranos won their big mandate. Now that the Liebranos have ordered him to apologize to all Canadians, Paulson must stay on in the RCMP or I get to sue him personally Correct?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NGjOOF1jA0
Paulson apology: "we failed you, we hurt you"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/women-suing-rcmp-ask-justin-trudeau-for-help-1.3309388
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David,
Thank you for your email inquiring about our class action against the
RCMP. As you may know, the Notice of Claim was filed in the British
Columbia Supreme Court on March 27, 2012. The lawsuit has been
brought by former RCMP constable Janet Merlo on behalf of female RCMP
members. Unfortunately, we cannot assist you with your claim.
We recommend that you contact Mr. Barry Carter of Mair Jensen Blair
LLP to discuss any claim you may have against the RCMP for harassment.
His contact information is as follows:
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You should be aware that there may be strict time limitations within
which you must act in order to protect your rights. Failure to begin
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Women suing RCMP ask Justin Trudeau for help
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/women-suing-rcmp-plead-don-t-fire-us-1.3308567
B.C. women suing RCMP ask Justin Trudeau for help
RCMP employees ask prime minister to intervene in harassment cases
By Natalie Clancy, CBC News Posted: Nov 06, 2015 7:30 PM PT
Related Stories
- RCMP Insp. Tim Shields suspended with pay
- More women alleging harassment want to join lawsuit against RCMP
- The Friday Interview | Atoya Montague
- Alice Fox, RCMP officer in 'It Gets Better' video, sues force for harassment
- RCMP Const. Gastaldo cleared of misconduct charge stemming from on-duty sex
- RCMP harassment, bullying continues: Liberal MP
Atoya Montague, an RMCP civilian employee, says years of unwanted sexual
advances took their toll on her. (CBC)"What Mr. Trudeau can do is immediately rescind the part of the RCMP Act that allows the commissioner to fire bad apples," said Cpl. Catherine Galliford.
"Right now the victims of harassment are the bad apples. We're the ones the commissioner of the RCMP is coming after."
Cpl. Catherine Galliford is on leave from the RCMP due to stress."We're asking your government to be the one that ends the abuse once and for all," they wrote in a letter sent to all Liberal MPs and senators.
The letter outlines their struggles in the RCMP:
- Fox says she was harassed by a boss she caught committing fraud.
- Gastaldo was disciplined for having an affair with a boss she says forced himself on her.
- Galliford claims she was sexually harassed for years.
- Montague says unwanted sexual advances took a toll on her.
'Putting your career at risk'
The RCMP have served notice they're dismissing Montague and Galliford.The other two fear they're next — even though their lawsuits have not been heard in court.
"It could potentially silence people from coming forward, because if you do come forward you're really putting your career at risk," said Fox, noting that she risks repercussions for speaking to CBC News without permission.
Const. Alice Fox says she and other female RCMP employees were left with no
choice but to sue their employer."We've all filed grievances to exercise every means to be heard," said Fox. "We've all had to actually hire our own lawyers to actually bring this outside the RCMP and into the courts."
In their letter to Trudeau, they say, "The RCMP and the government of Canada continue to pay for all the legal costs of the abusers and harassers in the RCMP, and most of these men have gone completely unpunished for their criminal behaviour."
They ask the prime minister to do two things:
- Stop the RCMP commissioner from firing alleged victims of harassment before their lawsuits are settled in court.
- Provide equal funding to the alleged victims of harassment who have had to sue the RCMP.
Thousands in legal costs
The women said they have all suffered financially to pay for their legal bills."I definitely was not prepared to lose my house. I wasn't prepared to lose my life savings," said Galliford in an interview with CBC News.
She said her alleged harassers get their legal defence bills paid by the federal government while she has been left broke and still waiting for a trial date, which has been postponed until 2017.
Her current legal costs are more than $250,000.
Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act confirm the government is covering at least some defendants' legal bills. The RCMP would not tell CBC if all RCMP defendants' legal fees are covered or how much it has cost taxpayers.
The four women are asking Trudeau and his government to immediately scrap part of Bill C-42, which allows the RCMP to easily fire Mounties.
They say legislation that was supposed to get rid of those with behaviour problems is instead being used to get rid of complainers.
CBC News has asked the Prime Minister's Office and the public safety minister's office for a response to the letter.
They said the government is reviewing the letter and will have more to say soon.
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https://twitter.com/DavidRayAmos/status/783999150643879936
Ottawa expected to halt lawsuit by compensating past and present female RCMP employees over harassment claims
Natalie Clancy
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-harassment-mounties-discrimination-1.3792451
Some of the 500 female RCMP officers and civilians who have made allegations ranging from gender-based discrimination to sexual assault on the job. (CBC/Natalie Clancy)
David Raymond Amos
Methinks @NatalieClancy should confer with
@htlacroix ASAP N'esy Pas @JustinTrudeau @melaniejoly & @rcmpgrcpolice ?
https://www.scribd.com/document/317811875/Melanie-Joly-vs-Hubby-Lacroix
I really don't think anyone knows how to read within the CRTC let alone
be at work long enough to answer emails or the phone or even return
phone calls N'esy Pas Minister Melanie Joly and PM Trudeau "The Younger"
???
It appears that the Liebranos and their minions in the CBC and the RCMP wish to forget my lawsuit or how I dealt with Devious Domy Leblanc's appointment and CBC blocking of my comments on the that subject or the fact that CBC deleted the most popular comment string of comments when I and many others registered our indignation when Rotten Ralphy Goodale bullshitted his fellow Canadians. N'esy Pas?
However the CROWN can never deny that I let many people byway of Twitter's domain and Google's email accounts and blogs that I had created pdl files etc of what CBC had deleted for their benefit and that of the the RCMP and the Liebranos Anyone can check my work. In fact many people already have and argued it on the Internet and more importantly in many courts in Canada and the USA since 2002. Correct?
A little bit sourced from old blogs about the evil RCMP, the CBC, the Liebrano Ministers Landslide Annie, Mindless McCallum Devious Domy Leblanc, Stevey Boy Harper and the aptly named lawyer Rob Moore versus Mean Old Me since 2004
http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/08/shame-on-rcmp-and-military-police_28.html
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/2011/05/15/weston-iraq-invasion-wikileaks.html
"But Lang, defence minister McCallum's chief of staff, says military brass were not entirely forthcoming on the issue. For instance, he says, even McCallum initially didn't know those soldiers were helping to plan the invasion of Iraq up to the highest levels of command, including a Canadian general.
That general is Walt Natynczyk, now Canada's chief of defence staff, who eight months after the invasion became deputy commander of 35,000 U.S. soldiers and other allied forces in Iraq. Lang says Natynczyk was also part of the team of mainly senior U.S. military brass that helped prepare for the invasion from a mobile command in Kuwait."
Trudeau tweaks cabinet committees, names LeBlanc to
lead litigation management
Defence
procurement and US relations committees moved from ad-hoc to full committee
status
By Aaron Wherry, CBC
News Posted: Aug 22, 2016 2:03 PM ET
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right,
and Immigration Minister John McCallum speak to the media at the Liberal
cabinet retreat in Sudbury, Ont., on Sunday. (Nathan Denette/Canadian
Press)
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/08/tis-strange-that-cbc-blocks-my-comments.html
"Tis strange that CBC blocks my comments for the benefit of PM Trudeau "The Younger", his pal Dominic Leblanc and their fellow Liebranos yet it publishes Elsie Wayne's last email to me N'esy Pas Teddy Flemming?"
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/08/dominic-leblanc-named-chair-of-new.html
https://www.scribd.com/document/321994232/Dominic-LeBlanc-to-Lead-Litigation-Management
"Methinks that it did not behoove the Liebranos or the corrupt CROWN Corp known as the CBC to block my comments AGAIN as per YOUR ORDERS N'esy Pas Commissioner Hubby Baby Lacroix?"
CBC and Rotten Ralphy versus Mean Old Me
CBC's sneaky work
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ralph-goodale-national-security-public-1.3753329
Liberals identify 10 key national security issues for public consultations
Review deals with problems Liberals have identified with Anti-terror Act
By Catharine Tunney, CBC News Posted: Sep 08, 2016 3:34 PM ET
Goodale outlines plan for security consultations
1:52
Versus some my records of what really happened within the very malicious CROWN Corp's domain
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/09/methinks-mindless-librano-lawyer-rotten.html
"Methinks the mindless Librano lawyer Rotten Ralphy Goodale just kicked over a beehive N'esy Pas Hubby Baby Lacroix and Ezzy Levant?"
https://www.scribd.com/document/323461215/CBC-Shows-Its-Nasty-Arse-EH-Rotten-Ralphy-Goodale
"Your malicious Commissioners such as Bobby Boy Paulson, Ian "The Idiot" McPhail, Hubby Baby Lacroix and their many minions cannot deny that I keep pretty good records N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger"?"
Here is one of my communications to the Federal Court of Canada and the Commissioner of Federal Judicial Affairs asking why all five the decisions in my matter were not published.
https://www.scribd.com/document/323443632/RE-the-Publication-of-Federal-Court-Decisions
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/09/re-publication-of-federal-court_12.html
To this very day I have not received an answer in writing from either party. However the lawyer Andrew Baumberg did call me not very long after I made the Federal Court aware that I had grown tired of waiting for a response and had published the email I had been keeping in confidence. All I heard that day from Andrew Baumberg was polite double talk. He refused to provide in writing the same answers he said on the on the phone. So I went forward and published the decisions myself in several places on the Internet.
The CBC and the RCMP and informed Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger" and other many people that I had done so. Further proof is this email which is also published in my blog about my lawsuits against the CROWN.
In support of my statements in the email and my lawsuits I have yet to file against the Crown Corps the CBC and the RCMP. Here are link to hearings in Federal Court by Judges Richard Bell and Richard Southcott and Bell's decision. It is one of FIVE decisions in this matter that the lawyers within the the Federal Court of Canada did not publish for obvious political reasons that benefited their latest Liebrano paymasters and their fellow PUBLIC SERVANTS within the Justice Dept, the RCMP, the CBC and many other very snobby bureaucrats as well. Of that I have no doubt whatsoever.
Judge Richard Bell Dec 14th, 2015 https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug
Judge Richard Southcott Jan 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/09/docket-t-1557-15-judge-b-richard-bell.html
Docket: T-1557-15 Judge B. Richard Bell Decision December 23, 2015
BETWEEN:
and
ORDER
(Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick,
on December 14, 2015)
The Plaintiff
seeks an appeal de novo, by way of
motion pursuant to the Federal Courts
Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November 12, 2015, in which
Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim in its entirety.
At the outset
of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a letter dated September
10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then capacity as Past President of the New
Brunswick Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, and the then President of the
Branch, Kathleen Quigg, (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter he stated:
As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may
I suggest that you check the work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law
firm including you. You are your brother’s keeper.
Frank McKenna
is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former colleague of mine at the
law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to expressing an intention to sue me,
the Plaintiff refers to a number of people in his Motion Record who he appears
to contend may be witnesses or potential parties to be added. Those individuals
who are known to me personally, include, but are not limited to the former
Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former Attorney
General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, Vic
Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore; former Director of Policing
Services, the late Grant Garneau; former Chief of the Fredericton Police Force,
Barry McKnight; former Staff Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the
New Brunswick Court of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg,
and, retired Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
In the
circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my personal capacity and
my past and present relationship with many potential witnesses and/or potential
parties to the litigation, I am of the view there would be a reasonable
apprehension of bias should I hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s
dissenting judgment in Committee for
Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al, [1978] 1 SCR 369
at p 394 for the applicable test regarding allegations of bias. In the
circumstances, although neither party has requested I recuse myself, I consider
it appropriate that I do so.
AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of the Court schedule another date for the
hearing of the motion. There is no order
as to costs.
“B. Richard Bell”
http://www.callkleinlawyers.com/class-actions/current/rcmp/
RCMP Class Action
This class action has been brought by former RCMP constable Janet Merlo as a proposed class action. Ms. Merlo is the plaintiff acting on behalf of female RCMP members. Ms. Merlo alleges that she and fellow female Members, Civilian Members and Public Service Employees were subject to gender-based discrimination, bullying and harassment and that the RCMP failed to exercise the duty to women to ensure that they could work in an environment free of gender-based discrimination, bullying and harassment.
Klein Lawyers, of Vancouver, British Columbia and Watkins Law of Thunder Bay, Ontario are the law firms that are representing the plaintiff and if certified as a class action, will act on behalf of the class.
You can find more information by viewing the following documents:
- RCMP Class Action: Notice of Civil Claim (1.13 MB)
- RCMP Class Action: Press release: March 27, 2012: Class Action Filed Against RCMP (66 KB)
For more information:
Whitney Santos
604.714.6540
wsantos@callkleinlawyers.com
http://northerninsights.blogspot.ca/2012/07/plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose.html
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
The Calgary Herald, usually a loyal Conservative Party supporter, recently editorialized about the RCMP:"When the RCMP dispatched disgraced Alberta Staff-Sgt. Don Ray to B.C., it was reminiscent of how the Catholic Church dealt with some of its priests. After a “disturbing pattern” of sexual misconduct, in which Ray exposed himself, had sex with subordinates, and kept a liquor cabinet in his crime lab, the RCMP demoted him to sergeant, docked him 10 days’ pay and shipped him to places unknown in B.C. The Catholic Church similarly had a habit of quietly shipping naughty priests to other dioceses..."The Herald's July opinion piece then downplays troubles by assuring us that all will be well in the future:
"The RCMP and the Harper government appear to have finally gotten the message that wrist slaps are no longer acceptable.Frankly, there is nothing in recent history that indicates the Calgary Herald is correct, except for the head-in-sand comparison to the Roman Catholic Church. There is much that suggests little or nothing has changed since new Commissioner Bob Paulson took command. The latest was written about in The Province by Sam Cooper:
"...Finally, a commissioner who gets it, and a politician who is willing to do something about it..."
"The Province has learned that this Mountie of 22 years’ experience [an Inspector] was neither dismissed nor demoted by the RCMP in a discipline hearing following a drunk-driving conviction in February 2012. Instead, he was transferred to B.C."In Rewarding Incompetence from December 2011, I quoted a Globe and Mail piece that included:
"RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson says his mandate is to “clear-cut” problems that have taken root so deeply in the police culture that some Mounties are now embarrassed to tell neighbours where they work..."In Drowsy Canadians take note, written in January, I also quoted from a Montreal Gazette article written by Senator Colin Kenny, Muzzling of RCMP commissioner shows that control is out of control:
"...All governments, however, are at times tempted to circumvent democratic principles when those principles threaten their own grip on power. The Harper government, as many have noted before me, has succumbed to such temptation with unprecedented passion.Neither of the source articles are available at the originating newspapers, which is unfortunate because the same problems continue, unchanged.
"The result is that control is out of control, as it were. Ministers are scripted; committees are neutered; debate is cut off; public servants are muzzled; laws and court edicts are ignored; official watchdogs are fired; bills are adulterated with agenda filling provisions unconnected to their rationale; opposition amendments are dismissed out of hand; provincial premiers are avoided; and the prime minister's communications-control team grows at a steroidal pace in an era of fiscal restraint.
"...The commissioner of the RCMP has always been a very powerful position, held at arm's length from government. The reasons are obvious. If a member of a government is alleged to have broken the law, the Mounties are the people called in to investigate. Although funded by the government, the RCMP cannot become the instrument of government..."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rcmp-set-to-announce-major-sexual-harassment-settlement/article32267820/
RCMP taps former Supreme Court judge for sexual-harassment settlement
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Published
The RCMP is calling on former
Supreme Court judge Michel Bastarache to settle hundreds of sexual
harassment complaints by current and former female Mounties.
Mr.
Bastarache will be a key player in the RCMP’s efforts to "turn the
page" on the dark chapter in the history of the national police force,
in which female officers were routinely bullied and harassed by male
colleagues and superiors.
The RCMP is set to announce a major
settlement of hundreds of complaints of sexual harassment at a cost of
tens of millions of dollars on Thursday, sources said.
RCMP
Commissioner Bob Paulson will appear alongside Public Safety Minister
Ralph Goodale and Employment Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk in Ottawa to
provide the “update on harassment related litigation.” Also in
attendance will be former Mounties Janet Merlo and Linda Gillis
Davidson.
Commissioner
Paulson took over in 2011 as the RCMP was struggling to deal with
hundreds of cases of sexual harassment involving female Mounties who
complained of abuse at the hands of colleagues and superiors. In 2013,
he said the force suffered from “cultural dysfunction.”
Ms.
Merlo, who as an officer was based in Nanaimo, B.C., filed a lawsuit on
behalf of other complainants, saying she suffered bullying and
harassment throughout her career of nearly 20 years.
Ms.
Davidson spent more than two decades in the RCMP and was the lead
plaintiff in another proposed class action suit over systemic
discrimination and harassment. She worked at one point in the prime
minister’s protective detail.
Hundreds of other women came forward with similar complaints, which were brought into a planned class action lawsuit.
“When
we hit 100, I was surprised,” said lawyer David Klein of Klein Lyons,
the firm handling the class action, in 2014. “As we hit 200, I was less
surprised, and then 300 even less, because we were beginning to have a
sense of the magnitude of the internal problem at the RCMP with women in
the force.”
Former B.C.
RCMP Corporal Catherine Galliford, who in 2011 spoke out about sexual
harassment and bullying over her then-20 years of service, is credited
with having opened the door for hundreds of other women to come forward.
The once-prominent spokeswoman for the Mounties in British Columbia
said she hopes the complainants receive an official apology from the
force.
“I am so proud of
these women for coming forward in the first place, especially not
knowing what the outcome was going to be,” Ms. Galliford said in an
interview on Wednesday.
“I
want there to be some form of resolution, because at the end of the
day, what all of these women and men, who have not really been
acknowledged yet, what they want is an apology, an acknowledgment from
the RCMP: ‘You know what? We did you wrong. We’re apologizing publicly.
We’re sorry.’ If something like that happens, then I applaud it and I am
holding it close to me.”
Ms.
Galliford had been on sick leave since 2006 and was medically
discharged from the force this spring, shortly after settling her
lawsuit with the force. She said she has participated in support groups
for post-traumatic stress disorder developed as a result of the
harassment and will begin PTSD treatment next month.
The
class action lawsuit has not been certified. The federal government
argued last year in a B.C. court that the cases should be settled
individually.
“The
proposed class is overly broad, encompassing every woman who has ever
worked in one of three categories within the RCMP in the history of this
organization,” the federal submission said.
An
internal RCMP report released in 2012 suggested gender-based harassment
happened frequently to the female officers who participated in a study
of their experiences of being bullied by colleagues and superiors.
In
2013, Commissioner Paulson told a parliamentary committee that he was
pushing a “zero tolerance” policy toward sexual harassment. “What it
means is that there are going to be consequences for managers and
leaders and supervisors who don’t act when they observe traits and
behaviours of people in the workplace, but also don’t act when people
make complaints,” he said. “That’s our approach to the zero tolerance
idea, but what we’re really shooting for is a fully engaged work force
with all employees alive to the issue of workplace conflict and
harassment and who are willing to intervene at the outset when these
things are known or can reasonably be known.”
The
RCMP agreed at the time to modernize its procedures to deal with
harassment complaints inside the force, setting out a 37-point action
plan that includes training and a centralized process to deal with all
complaints.
With a report from Andrea Woo in Vancouver
Mounties to offer up to $100M compensation for harassment, sexual abuse against female members
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson offers 'sincere apology' to women
By Kathleen Harris, Natalie Clancy, CBC News Posted: Oct 06, 2016 11:19 AM ET
RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson, left, answers a question
during a news conference, as plaintiffs Janet Merlo, centre, and Linda
Davidson look on, in Ottawa Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Paulson has
apologized to hundreds of current and former female officers and
employees for alleged incidents of bullying, discrimination and
harassment. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
It covers all women in the RCMP since 1974 and anyone can make a claim, it was announced at a news conference in Ottawa this morning.
CBCNews.ca is carrying that news conference live.
While 20,000 women could file a claim, it is expected about a thousand will seek compensation.
The settlement agreement, which must still be approved by a federal court, deals with two separate class action cases. over sexual harassment and discrimination in the RCMP.
Paulson apologizes
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson teared up as he apologized and praised the women for their courage."You came to the RCMP wanting to personally contribute to your community and we failed you. We hurt you. For that, I'm truly sorry," he said.
Paulson also apologized to all Canadians for the "shameful" examples of conduct within the ranks that bred "deep disappointment" in the national police force.
Paulson said the government has "generously" set aside $100 million for the claims, but there is no "cap" on the payouts.
While specific terms of the agreement will not be publicly disclosed until after it is approved by the court, Paulson said it sets out two broad elements:
- There must be continued organizational change within the RCMP, with new initiatives and more accountability to eradicate gender discrimination and sexual abuse.
- There will be an independent claims process and compensation scheme. Claims will be adjudicated by retired Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache.
Merlo attended the news conference, calling it a "turning point" for the RCMP.
"I have total faith that this is the beginning of a new era — hopefully a better era," she said.
Allegations included rape, unwanted sexual touching, physical assault, sexist comments, threats, gender discrimination, harassment and bullying.
Ottawa expected to compensate 500 past and present female RCMP employees over harassment claims
News conference set for Thursday to give 'update on harassment-related litigation'
By Natalie Clancy, Manjula Dufresne, CBC News Posted: Oct 05, 2016 2:39 PM PT
Some of the 500 female RCMP officers and civilians who
have made allegations ranging from gender-based discrimination to sexual
assault on the job. (CBC/Natalie Clancy)
Details about a possible settlement are expected to be released at a news conference in Ottawa scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Thursday. A media advisory says there will be an "update on harassment-related litigation."
In attendance will be Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, Employment Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk and two of the plaintiffs, including Cst. Janet Merlo.
Paulson is expected to open the news conference with a statement. He was appointed commissioner soon after a CBC News investigation that began with the explosive allegations of former spokesperson Cpl. Catherine Galliford.
Galliford's story prompted hundreds of other women to come forward with similar complaints.
Merlo is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, which was filed nearly five years ago and quickly grew with more and more female Mounties and civilians members joining the case from across Canada.
Janet Merlo, who initiated the lawsuit, is the lead plaintiff among 500 female RCMP members and civilians. (cbc)
The case developed through a Facebook group Merlo helped start after Gallilford and others shared allegations of sexual assault and abuse on the job.
Janet Merlo, seen here with her daughter, claims RCMP supervisors discriminated against mothers. (Janet Merlo)
The allegations
- Rape.
- Unwanted sexual touching.
- Physical assault.
- Sexist comments.
- Threats.
- Gender discrimination.
- Harassment.
- Bullying.
Women not welcome
Janet Merlot, left next to Catherine Galliford and Krista Carle, sixth from left, who is also a plaintiff. (Janet merlo)
"He just started yelling and screaming at me," she recalled. "If I wanted a career in the RCMP, I'd have to decide on that or I could pop out kids my whole life ... he told me that next time I should keep my f---ing legs closed."
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'Overtly sexual comments'
In an affidavit, Merlo alleged another boss made "overtly sexual comments to me, offering to rub my breast ... offering to give me his big Italian salami and asking if I liked it on top?"She said a sergeant kept a naked blow-up doll in his office, and at one point a dildo was left on her files, followed by a vacuum attachment.
Lawyer David Klein says the federal government should be compensating his clients. (CBC)
CBC News has spoken to dozens of female RCMP officers and civilians who allege they were punished for complaining.
David Klein, the lawyer representing the women, has said some clients have been left unable to work, with serious psychological injuries. A third of the women are still on the job.
Last year, the RCMP revamped its complaint process, and says bad behaviour is now dealt with swiftly under its action plan to curb harassment.
RCMP head Paulson has said he is committed to changing what he has called a "culture of harassment."
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