Recent Findings and Recommendations: February 2024

In February 2024, the Chairperson of the RCMP External Review Committee (ERC) made the following Findings and Recommendations:

File Number File Type Keyword
C-097 Conduct
  • Discourteous
  • Neglect of duty
  • Transfer of prisoner
  • Bias
  • Consideration of evidence
  • Consideration of arguments
  • Assessment of credibility
  • Proportionality of conduct measures
  • Sufficiency of reasons on conduct measures
C-098 Conduct
  • Neglect of duty
  • False statements
  • COVID-19
  • Timeliness
  • Reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Performance evaluation
  • Recommended findings
C-099 Conduct
  • False statement during a conduct meeting
  • Order of Suspension
  • Bias
  • Clearly unreasonable
  • Medical evidence
  • Application of legal test
  • Credibility
  • Proportionality of conduct measures
C-100 Conduct
  • Conduct
  • Harassment 
  • Discourteous behaviour 
  • Disclosure on appeal  
  • First instance 
  • New Arguments 
  • Clearly Unreasonable 
  • Measures 
NC-162 Harassment
  • Clearly unreasonable
  • Extraneous consideration
  • Number of incidents
  • Improper conduct
  • Test for harassment
  • Derogatory comments
  • Error of law
  • Onus of proof
  • Combined effect
  • Repetitive characteristic
  • Harmful effects
  • Single incident
  • Severe incident
  • Lasting impact
NC-163 Harassment
  • Failure to Investigate
  • Reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Sufficiency of reasons
NC-164 Harassment
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Apprehension of Bias
  • Neutral and Thorough Investigation
NC-165 Harassment
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Apprehension of Bias
  • Clearly Unreasonable Decision
  • Decision not supported by evidence
NC-166 Harassment
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Apprehension of Bias
  • Error in Harassment test
NC-167 Harassment
  • Standard of proof
  • Beyond a reasonable doubt
  • Balance of probabilities
  • Reweigh the evidence
  • Reassess the evidence
  • Deference
  • More likely, less likely, likelihood
  • Derogatory comments
  • Harassment
  • Clearly unreasonable
  • Finding of fact
  • Fundamental misapprehension
  • Failure to account for evidence
  • Jeopardize reasonableness
NC-168 Harassment
  • Harassment
  • Time limit/limitation period
  • Defect in form - grievance form
  • Retroactive extension
  • Pentney factors
  • No reasonable explanation for delay
  • Appeal dismissed
NC-169 Harassment
  • Harassment
  • Bias
  • Standing
  • Timeliness
  • Factual errors
  • Insufficiency of reasons and accommodation
NC-170 Harassment
  • Alleged Sexual Harassment 
  • Disclosure of New Material 
  • Sufficiency of Investigation 
  • Consistency of Findings
NC-171 Harassment
  • Harassment
  • Factual Errors
NC-172 Harassment
  • Harassment
  • Standing
  • Clearly Unreasonable
  • Factual Errors
  • Accommodation
  • Reweighing of Evidence
NC-173 Harassment
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Apprehension of Bias
  • Error of Law
NC-174 Harassment
  • Admissibility of new evidence
  • Error of Law

If you would like to be notified when the ERC posts new Findings and Recommendations summaries, please contact us at org@erc-cee.gc.ca

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