News & Update: RCMP Class Action

Supplementary estimates include an extra $50 million to the settlement

As a part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Harassment settlement, also known as the Merlo Davidson settlement, the RCMP has initiated a scholarship for students who have made significant contributions to the prevention of bullying and harassment in their schools and communities.  The Troop 17 Scholarship recipients were recently announced. Klein Lawyers would like to recognize the amazing efforts of the following students:

• Marie-Ève Simard, Quebec City, Quebec
• Rebecca J. Bagan, Outremont, Quebec
• Sebastian Bodine, Nelson, British Columbia
• Shelly Robichaud, Bathurst, New Brunswick
• Taylor Osarchuk Maddox, Port Robinson, Ontario 

Each recipient will receive $1000.  Brenda Lucki, Commissioner of the RCMP, stated “The RCMP is proud to support the education of students who have made a real difference in their schools and communities by having the courage to stand up to bullying and harassment. I congratulate this year’s recipients on their accomplishments, and thank them for helping support a culture of inclusion and respect across Canada.”.  For more information about the scholarship, please visit: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2018/announcing-troop-17-winners?iw

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• Justice Gropper agreed with our position that our certification application and the defendants’ motion to strike should be heard at the same time: Merlo v. Canada (Attorney General) 2013 BCSC 1136.

Justice Gropper set the following schedule for delivery of the materials:

1. the plaintiff delivers a notice of application and affidavits in support of the certification application on June 3, 2013;
2. the defendants deliver the application response and affidavits in response of the plaintiff’s certification application by September 30, 2013;
3. the plaintiff delivers the certification reply affidavits, if any, application response to the defendants’ strike application and certification and strike application arguments by November 29, 2013;
4. the defendants deliver certification argument by January 22, 2014;
5. the plaintiff delivers the reply certification argument, if any, and the defendants deliver reply strike application argument, if any, by February 19, 2014; and
6. the certification application and strike application is set for five days in April or May 2014, commencing on the first available date that is convenient for the court and counsel.

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