Recent Findings and Recommendations: January 2025

In January 2025, the Chairperson of the RCMP External Review Committee (ERC) made the following Findings and Recommendations:

File Number	File Type	Keyword
C-120	Conduct	Conduct Conduct authority appeal Use of police officer status RCMP partner agencies Erroneous assessment of aggravating and mitigating factors Appeal allowed Recommendation for dismissal
C-121	Conduct	Conduct Appeal Discreditable Conduct Offensive Facebook Posts Right to be Heard Test for Discreditable Conduct Sufficiency of Reasons Section 8 of Charter (Search and Seizure) Proportionality of Conduct Measure
NC-243	Harassment	Fresh evidence on appeal Reasonable apprehension of bias Sufficiency of investigation Freedom of expression Failure to address the party’s arguments about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Error of law
NC-244	Harassment	Error of law - onus of proof Cumulative analysis/series of incidents Clearly unreasonable – credibility
NC-245	Harassment	Time limits
NC-246	Harassment	Time limits
NC-247	Harassment	Harassment New arguments on appeal Error of law Reasonable person test Sufficiency of investigation
NC-248	Harassment	Right to be heard Sufficiency of complaint submission Investigation mandate Full story Sufficiency of reasons Rational and tenable line of analysis Evidence to outcome Application of tests
NC-249	Harassment	Harassment complaint not established Admissibility of a new argument Clearly unreasonable findings Appeal dismissed
NC-250	Harassment	Harassment complaint not established Admissibility of a new argument Clearly unreasonable findings Appeal dismissed
NC-251	Harassment	Harassment complaint not established Admissibility of a new argument Clearly unreasonable findings Appeal dismissed
NC-252	Harassment	Harassment New arguments on appeal Error of law Reasonable person test Sufficiency of investigation

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