RCMP Press – Vancouver Sun – Sexist comments, harassment of female Mountie spurs class-action lawsuit
Vancouver lawyer David Klein said his law firm, which filed the lawsuit this morning in B.C. Supreme Court, has been contacted by more than 150 female officers across the country who feel they have suffered mistreatment during their years on the force.
“There is clearly a serious problem in the RCMP,” Klein said in an interview. “It has been a toxic environment for women who have served on the force.”
In addition to pranks, harassment and bullying by male officers, female officers were subjected to a double standard, Klein said.
The men are tougher on women than they are on other men,” he said.
