REPORT AGAINS FIND DISGRACEFUL, HATEFUL ATTITUDES WITHIN THE RCMP TOWARDS WOMEN AND GAYS

Last Saturday's Waterloo Region Record carried the following story by Jim Bronskill (Canadian Press) titled "Report calls for major changes to rid RCMP of toxic culture". Our local Waterloo Region Police have had more success in blocking a class-action lawsuit against them than the Mounties did. In fact millions of taxpayers dollars were provided as compensation to 2,304 women involved in the class-action lawsuit against the RCMP. Isn't the law just peachy when used/misused by those with deep pockets such as police forces, school boards etc.? .................................................................................................... Former Supreme Court justice Michael Bastarache wrote a report on harassment of women in the RCMP and he states that change cannot come from within the RCMP. He also states that "One of the key findings of this report is that the culture of the RCMP is toxic and tolerates misogynistic and homophobic attitudes among its leaders and members." To be clear...misogynistic means women hating and ...homophobic means afraid of homosexuals. Wow doesn't that just speak volumes about our national police force, its' leadership and even our politicians in nominal charge of the RCMP?