MORE THAN 400 RCMP MEMBERS ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT.
This is not the first report on misconduct, and sadly, probably won't be the last.
"According to the RCMP, it logged 443 cases of alleged misconduct in 2024 involving 408 employees. Nearly one quarter of these cases resulted in “serious” disciplinary measures, such as being declared ineligible for promotion or being forced to forfeit more than 80 hours of pay. Ten RCMP employees were also demoted to a lower rank or level, which was more than double the number of demotions made over the previous two years.
Five per cent of the misconduct cases, or approximately 22, resulted in termination or direction to resign, which was the most severe consequence. Over 70 per cent of cases led to remedial or corrective measures such as special training, close supervision or deferred promotions."
A few years ago the Force settled a $200 million dollar lawsuit for sexual harassment.
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Sexual harassment settlements
In October 2016, RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson [Paulson had his own history of harassing Members] apologized for what he referred to as "shameful conduct" by the organization.
An internal investigation determined that up to 20,000 female officers and civilian employees since 1974, may have been the victim of harassment, discrimination, and/or sexual abuse.
Additionally, the organization has set aside a $100 million compensation fund for victims.
They did not however address the matter of SSgt Caroline O’Farrell, who brought a separate suit due to her treatment while part of the iconic Musical Ride in the late 1980s.
On July 8, 2019 the National Post announced that a $100 million settlement was reached in a class-action lawsuit against the RCMP for sexual harassment.
The Federal Government of Canada and the RCMP have entered into a Settlement Agreement in the Tiller et al., vs Her Majesty the Queen (Federal Court File Number T-1673-17) to compensate qualified claimants who have been subjected to the gender or sexual orientation based discrimination and/or harassment.
The previous similar 2017 Merlo and Davidson Class Action Settlement only compensated female members and a limited number of public servants.[56] Compensation for proven claims over the 45-year period would range from $10,000 to $222,000 each.
The 2016 settlement for $100 million covered female officers who had been sexually harassed in the RCMP since September 1974.
A second settlement in 2019 for $100 million was for women in non-policing roles at the RCMP.
According to the CBC in 2019, around 2,500 women were expected to claim claims under both of the settlements.
The payouts are only allowed for living officers, with payments denied to the families of Mounties who had committed suicide since coming forward about the harassment."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversies_involving_the_Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police