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September 27, 2024
Family of man who died in RCMP chase say he’s not ‘just another dead Indian at the hands of the police’
Joseph Desjarlais is 3rd Indigenous man whose death involved Sask. police in less than a month Watch video: Family of man shot by police in Fishing Lake First Nation speaks Duration2:18 Saskatchewan’s police watchdog is investigating after a man died following an RCMP chase. Now, the family of Joseph Desjarlais is talking about their loss....
September 26, 2024
RCMP Officer Guilty Of Lying Under Oath Files Stay Of Proceedings In Dale Culver Case
NationTalk: Gitanyow Lax’yip – The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are outraged by the latest development in the case of Dale Culver, who died in RCMP custody seven years ago. After being found guilty of obstruction of justice this summer, Constable Arthur Dalman’s lawyers have filed a stay of proceedings, citing alleged breaches of his Charter Rights,...
March 6, 2024
RCMP says body-worn cameras going ahead after Nunavut pilot project
The RCMP are proceeding with plans to equip officers in Nunavut with body-worn cameras despite low buy-in from the public. An RCMP officer shows a body-worn camera. Photo: RCMP APTN News: The RCMP are proceeding with plans to equip officers in Nunavut with body-worn cameras despite low buy-in from the public and Inuit, in particular....
December 14, 2023
Supreme Court denies Canada’s appeal of class action certification against RCMP
Inuvialuit family calling Supreme Court decision on class action appeal a win. Joe David Nasogaluak is the lead plaintiff in a class action against the RCMP. Photo courtesy of the family. APTN News: The Supreme Court of Canada turned down a request from the federal government to appeal the certification of a class action lawsuit...
November 4, 2023
RCMP rejects majority of complaints it’s reviewed against B.C. unit that polices resource protests
86% of complaints reviewed so far from Fairy Creek protests have been dismissed by the force NationTalk: CBC News – Catherine McClarty still has nightmares about her arrest two years ago during an anti-logging protest on Vancouver Island and her experience with a controversial RCMP unit that’s been accused of improper use of force, neglect...
June 6, 2023
Indigenous lawyer injured during central Alberta arrest alleges RCMP used ‘extreme force’
RCMP characterize driver and passenger, both women, as the aggressors CBC News: A Red Deer lawyer says she and her friend were beaten by an RCMP officer this past weekend after they were pulled over in a central Alberta town. Defence lawyer Laura Phypers, 37, suffered a concussion and broken nose after she was punched at least...
May 23, 2023
The Mounties: 150 years of conflict with Indigenous Peoples
The symbol of the Canadian frontier is tarnished as it celebrates latest milestone CBC News: Jean Teillet remembers the day she and a couple of friends planned to snag the rope that hanged Louis Riel from its display in Toronto’s fake castle, Casa Loma. “We were going to liberate the rope that the Royal Canadian...
May 22, 2023
‘On the inside’: Why some Indigenous officers stick with the RCMP despite struggles
The Mounties are struggling to recruit and retain Indigenous members Stephanie Taylor · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 22, 2023 12:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 22 CBC News: Canadian Press – Dean Gladue says he never experienced racism until joining the RCMP. The 26-year veteran began his career with the force in 1989 as special constable,...
April 19, 2023
Inuk mother says daughter’s run in with Yukon RCMP left her hospitalized
APTN: The mother of a 17-year-old Inuk-Dene girl says an altercation with Yukon RCMP left her hospitalized and in need of surgery. “It’s heartbreaking. As a parent, you put trust in public servants and you trust them with your livelihood, with your children, and I feel like it’s failed,” said Briann Gagnon, the girl’s mother....
March 10, 2023
Documents Reveal ‘Rural Policing’ Money Is Going to the RCMP’s Community – Industry Response Group (C-IRG)
An RCMP unit under investigation by a federal commissioner will receive 15 per cent of the funding promised for safer communities. The Tyee: A portion of the $230 million promised last fall by the BC NDP to bolster rural police detachments and make communities safer is earmarked for a controversial RCMP unit tasked with policing...
March 9, 2023
Watchdog opens probe into RCMP unit that polices resource standoffs in B.C.
Terms of reference in Community-Industry Response Group ‘systemic investigation’ announced CBC News: The RCMP’s federal watchdog agency is opening a probe into the activities and operations of the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG), a special unit that polices protests against resource extraction in British Columbia. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC), which receives and oversees...
February 24, 2023
B.C. orders probe into allegations RCMP dropped ball investigating abuse of Indigenous girls in Prince George
Province launching ‘out-of-jurisdiction’ investigation into allegations report says went largely ignored CBC News: The provincial government has ordered an external investigation after an independent report found the RCMP failed to properly investigate what one officer described as potentially “egregious” allegations that Mounties had abused and harassed Indigenous girls in Prince George, B.C., decades ago. A statement on Thursday confirmed the...
February 9, 2023
RCMP reveals which provinces’ Mounties did least amount of mandatory anti-racism training
The RCMP told the Star previously that more than 50 per cent of its workforce had taken the course; it turns out the actual number is 51.6 per cent. Toronto Star: More than a year after committing to have each RCMP officer and employee take anti-racism training, the Mounties have revealed the full extent of...
February 1, 2023
5 Prince George Mounties charged in death of Indigenous man
4 of the 5 officers remain on active duty, according to RCMP CBC News: Two RCMP officers in Prince George, B.C., have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the 2017 death of an Indigenous man, Crown prosecutors announced Wednesday. Another three have been charged with attempting to obstruct justice related to the events immediately...
January 25, 2023
RCMP misses deadline for employees to complete mandatory anti-racism training
The 3-hour online course “Uniting Against Racism” was introduced as part of the Vision 150 program brought in by Brenda Lucki when she took over. Toronto Star: The Mounties have acknowledged their ongoing problems with systemic racism and discrimination. They have touted their action plan for dealing with those problems. But the RCMP has, so...
January 4, 2023
‘I didn’t know what racism was until I joined’: The RCMP has a systemic problem. But what is being done?
That the Mounties have a systemic problem with racism and harassment is not in question. What’s less clear is what’s being done about it. Toronto Star: This is the second part in a special Star series looking at Canada’s national police force and what some say are the existential challenges it is facing. For three...
November 6, 2022
A video allegedly showed an RCMP officer sexually harassing an Indigenous teen. Then it went missing. Inside allegations of misconduct and cover-up in Canada’s national police force
The officer, now retired, previously denied any misconduct. He did not respond to the Star’s questions about the alleged tapes. Toronto Star: RCMP Const. Lisa Mackenzie was on patrol in her squad car in Kamloops, B.C., when she got a call from her watch supervisor. He said her ex-husband, fellow RCMP Const. Joseph Kohut, had...
April 28, 2022
Racism in the North: RCMP, national Inuit organization agree on reconciliation plan
Globe and Mail: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and a national representative Inuit organization have agreed on a plan to improve the relationship between the police force and Inuit communities. The Mounties and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), a non-profit organization in Canada that represents more than 65,000 Inuit across Inuit Nunangat and the rest...
June 23, 2021
Racism In the North: Class Action lawsuit
Canadian Press – A lawsuit alleging RCMP systematically brutalized Indigenous people in Northern Canada can proceed as a class action despite objections from the government, Federal Court ruled on Wednesday. In her decision, Judge Glennys McVeigh rejected the government’s arguments that the proposed suit failed to meet the legal grounds for certification although individuals could...
February 16, 2021
RCMP Cultural Training Criticism
Toronto Star – A mandatory online training program called “Cultural Awareness and Humility” that was rolled our last fall for all RCMP members and touted by the commissioner as an example of the force’s efforts to modernize misses the mark on many levels according to experts who have reviewed the program for the Star, including:...
January 27, 2021
RCMP Cultural Training Criticism
NationTalk – RCMP reconciliation efforts aim to improve community safety and well-being, to enhance investigative standards, and to deliver the highest quality policing services. Efforts are also implemented within the organization to support the over 1,900 Indigenous employees of the RCMP and to inspire a culturally engaged, trauma-informed workforce....
December 29, 2020
RCMP Cultural Training Criticism: Vision150
Vision150 is our plan to modernize the RCMP. Our vision responds to the expectations set out in the Commissioner’s 2018 mandate letter and forms the core of our strategic direction. Vision 150 Tracker tracks progress on four themes: People, Culture, Stewardship and Policing Culture. Tracking Progress for Policing Services: All the following are ON TRACK...
December 3, 2020
Racism in Nunavut: No charges laid
Global News – No charges will be laid against the RCMP officer who hit an inebriated Inuit man with the door of his moving truck. The Ottawa Police Service, which conducted a criminal investigation into the takedown, ruled the arrest was “lawful” and the officer hit the man with his truck unintentionally. The RCMP’s internal...
October 27, 2020
RCMP Cultural Training Criticism: AFN expectations
Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations listed the following expectations First Nations chiefs have of the federal government in the wake of multiple incidents across Canada where Indigenous peoples were put at risk due to the actions and inactions of the RCMP. Civilian oversight with genuine disciplinary powers The Minister of...
October 26, 2020
Racism in Nunavut: Bill 53
Bill 53, an Act to Amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Agreement Act, received its first reading in the legislative assembly on Thursday, Oct. 22. The new bill adds provisions to allow independent investigations to look into police-involved civilian injuries or deaths in the territory and the terms to create such a body. As it...
August 18, 2020
Racism in Nunavut: CCRC complaint into conduct of RCMP
RCMP Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CCRC) – Chairperson of the RCMP CCRC has initiated a complaint into the conduct of RCMP members involved in an incident in Nunavut. RCMP appointed the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) to investigate and determine whether criminal charges should be laid. In addition, an RCMP internal Code of Conduct investigation...
July 7, 2020
Racism in Nunavut: Roundtable discussion
Nunatsiaq News – Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson convened a roundtable meeting on June 19 to discuss the issue with more than 30 others. Among those in attendance were representatives of both the federal and territorial governments, Inuit organizations, Nunavut’s RCMP Chief Superintendent Amanda Jones and numerous other RCMP and regional police representatives. The meeting was...
June 5, 2020
Racism in Nunavut: QIT calls for end to systemic racism at the hands of RCMP
The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) echoes the voices of Inuit across Nunavut to call for an end to systemic violence at the hands of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). We are disappointed to see that discriminatory attitudes and practices captured in the Qikiqtani Truth Commission report continue to plague our communities today. QIA joins...
November 19, 2019
RCMP Investigation into death of Inuit woman
The Nunatsiavut Government – is calling for an independent police investigation into the death of a 23-year-old Inuk woman whose body was removed from a makeshift tent in a wooded area of Happy Valley-Goose Bay during the early morning hours of November 15. “We have reason to believe the RCMP made assumptions as to the...
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