Close X
Saturday, December 14, 2024
ADVT 
National

RCMP Toxic To Women, Says Lawyer As Hearing Begins For Potential Class-Action

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Jun, 2015 12:10 PM
    VANCOUVER — A lawyer arguing for a class-action proceeding involving the RCMP says the force is toxic to women and has been for a number of years.
     
    David Klein says hundreds of women who allege they were discriminated against and harassed while working for the RCMP must have their cases heard together to reveal the full picture of the problem.
     
    Klein made the arguments as part of a hearing to determine whether the complaints of 362 female Mounties from across the country can move forward collectively.
     
    The hearing begins three years after Nanaimo RCMP veteran Janet Merlo came forward with allegations about discrimination she experienced throughout her career, including lewd comments and actions from her male colleagues.
     
    Klein says he will present key evidence from Merlo's affidavit and an expert he calls a leading authority on gender harassment and discrimination in Canada.
     
    The hearing is scheduled for five days in B.C. Supreme Court.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Another Friday Draw And Still No Winner Of The $50 Million Lotto Max Jackpot

    Another Friday Draw And Still No Winner Of The $50 Million Lotto Max Jackpot
    Fifty MaxMillions prizes of $1-million each were available in last night's draw, and winning tickets were sold for 21 of them.

    Another Friday Draw And Still No Winner Of The $50 Million Lotto Max Jackpot

    Old Property Tax Methods Of Cities Not Fair Say Main Street Canada Businesses

    Old Property Tax Methods Of Cities Not Fair Say Main Street Canada Businesses
    HALIFAX — Matina Aucoin says she can't understand why she has to send $3,800 a year in property tax to her city government for a parking lot that requires no service.

    Old Property Tax Methods Of Cities Not Fair Say Main Street Canada Businesses

    Vancouver Pharmacy's Licence Suspended After Rat And Mice Droppings, Mould Found

    Vancouver Pharmacy's Licence Suspended After Rat And Mice Droppings, Mould Found
    The College of Pharmacists of B.C. has ordered the closure of Native Vancouver Pharmacy (on East Hastings Street) after it says it found serious sanitation, structural and patient health concerns.

    Vancouver Pharmacy's Licence Suspended After Rat And Mice Droppings, Mould Found

    Escorted Outings Granted To Mentally Ill B.C. Dad Allan Schoenborn Who Killed His Three Children

    Escorted Outings Granted To Mentally Ill B.C. Dad Allan Schoenborn Who Killed His Three Children
    VANCOUVER — A British Columbia father who killed his three children while suffering psychosis will be allowed escorted outings, a decision the mother of the dead calls a travesty that she has been dreading.

    Escorted Outings Granted To Mentally Ill B.C. Dad Allan Schoenborn Who Killed His Three Children

    Edmonton Man Accused Of Trying To Shoot New Westminster Cop Faces Seven More Charges

    Edmonton Man Accused Of Trying To Shoot New Westminster Cop Faces Seven More Charges
    The 32-year-old Vollrath was arrested in Canmore, Alta., on Monday, and New Westminster Police say he is now in custody in Calgary, where he is being held on unrelated charges. 

    Edmonton Man Accused Of Trying To Shoot New Westminster Cop Faces Seven More Charges

    Prosecutors Won't Press Obstruction Charges Against Two B.C. Mounties

    Prosecutors Won't Press Obstruction Charges Against Two B.C. Mounties
    VICTORIA — Prosecutors say obstruction of justice charges won't be laid against two B.C. Mounties involved in arresting a man who fell down motel stairs and suffered a "significant" injury.

    Prosecutors Won't Press Obstruction Charges Against Two B.C. Mounties