COMMISSIONER LUCKI FOUND GUILTY
VICTORY FOR BC CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION
Lucki vowed to change the RCMPs culture from the Bob Paulson Regime
“Today’s decision is a huge victory for police accountability and for communities from coast to coast who have been calling for justice,” said Paul Champ, a lawyer for the civil liberties association.
The ruling is a victory for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, which argued there was a culture of complacency in the RCMP that had caused inexcusable foot-dragging on complaint files.
The association lodged a complaint with the commission in February 2014, saying the RCMP improperly collected and shared information about people and groups who peacefully opposed the now-defunct Northern Gateway pipeline project and attended National Energy Board meetings.
In a newly released decision, Federal Court Associate Chief Justice Jocelyne Gagne said Lucki breached her duty under the RCMP Act by not submitting a response to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission’s interim report on the spying accusations “as soon as feasible”.