RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki announced that the police force will undertake an external review of its processes and disciplinary measures.The RCMP is launching an independent body this month that will have the power to investigate complaints of sexual misconduct and harassment within the national police force and recommend discipline after decades of struggling to address these issues.
work culture “toxic” and said the force tolerated misogyny and homophobia. Mr. Basterache wrote in his report that for more than 30 years there have been calls to fix these pervasive problems.E-mails from public reveal deep mistrust of police as Liberals urged to address racism within forces He said this body should have the authority to initiate workplace audits, without notifying the workplace being audited, to ensure compliance with harassment and sexual-misconduct policies.
Commissioner Lucki raised other initiatives that the RCMP is undertaking, saying the force has improved diversity at the top, rolled out gender-based analysis across the organization, and launched its first equity, diversity and inclusion strategy. She said the RCMP has committed to a modern recruitment process, and are “identifying new tools to assess the characteristics we’re looking for, including to screen for things like racist and sexist beliefs.
Commissioner Lucki dismissed the idea of having a special prosecutor look into allegations that women in the RCMP were assaulted by colleagues. She said those details were provided in confidence to Mr. Bastarache.
This is all well and good but how much more can we take of the Regulatory State flailing away at itself and dominating the news as if its self-revulsion alone defines Canadians?