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OPP need a good lawsuit or two also, it's been far too RCMP skewed of late. OPP have been getting away with Operation Creep for a long time now.
Former Mountie leads systemic racism lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Manitoba’s first Indigenous Mountie is leading a class-action lawsuit accusing the entire RCMP of systemic racism.
The focus of the federal court lawsuit, filed in Vancouver July 7, is abuse suffered by Indigenous RCMP members.
Filed by Margorie “Marge” Hudson and “on behalf of racialized individuals who currently work or formerly worked for or with the RCMP,” the lawsuit alleges “widespread systematic racism by RCMP non-racialized members and RCMP management and that the RCMP breached their Charter rights and failed to ensure that they could serve their country in an environment free of racism,” according to a release.
The 31-year veteran says she quit in 2010 because she was constantly passed up for promotions during her time with the RCMP in Manitoba.
“I thought they were always better than me. Everybody’s life matters,” Hudson tells NEWS 1130.
She says the RCMP needs help to fix problems within the agency.
“Well, I always spoke out, but no one would listen. They belittled us. They thought we were less than they were, basically.”
Hudson also says she had been a source of blame at her detachment, which she says she wasn’t able to defend, and she was sent out on calls alone while others weren’t.
“They weren’t worried about my safety,” she says.
Former Mountie leads systemic racism lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Manitoba’s first Indigenous Mountie is leading a class-action lawsuit accusing the entire RCMP of systemic racism.
The focus of the federal court lawsuit, filed in Vancouver July 7, is abuse suffered by Indigenous RCMP members.
Filed by Margorie “Marge” Hudson and “on behalf of racialized individuals who currently work or formerly worked for or with the RCMP,” the lawsuit alleges “widespread systematic racism by RCMP non-racialized members and RCMP management and that the RCMP breached their Charter rights and failed to ensure that they could serve their country in an environment free of racism,” according to a release.
The 31-year veteran says she quit in 2010 because she was constantly passed up for promotions during her time with the RCMP in Manitoba.
“I thought they were always better than me. Everybody’s life matters,” Hudson tells NEWS 1130.
She says the RCMP needs help to fix problems within the agency.
“Well, I always spoke out, but no one would listen. They belittled us. They thought we were less than they were, basically.”
Hudson also says she had been a source of blame at her detachment, which she says she wasn’t able to defend, and she was sent out on calls alone while others weren’t.
“They weren’t worried about my safety,” she says.
