$1.1B RCMP bullying and harassment lawsuit no surprise to retired Mountie
KAMLOOPS — A new $1.1 billion lawsuit over bullying and harassment claims in the RCMP came as no surprise to a retired policeman in Kamloops.
The CBC reports the case alleges bullying and harassment and seeks compensation for “potentially tens of thousands of people.”
Rob Creasser is a retired member who spent 28 years with the force and is now the media liaison for the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada.
“Well, to be honest with you, I wasn’t surprised,” he told CFJC Today. “It’s been the history in the RCMP — especially recently with the settlement for the female members. But the system of labour relations in the RCMP has been so ineffective for decades that there’s really been no place for members to go to get anything redressed in any meaningful way.”