3-04-13 Resolution on Ending Sexual Harassment in the RCMP
Submitted by Alfred-Pellan
WHEREAS employees and formers employees of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have brought to light serious allegations of sexual harassment within the RCMP;
WHEREAS the allegations of sexual harassment in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police undermines
public confidence in the national police force; and
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the New Democratic Party of Canada continues to urge the Government of
Canada to take a leadership role in ending the culture of sexual harassment in the RCMP by identifying
and addressing the underlying systemic causes of gender inequality in the RCMP; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the New Democratic Party of Canada urge the Government of
Canada to collect specific data on the occurrences of sexual harassment in federally regulated
workplaces and report these findings to Parliament.
Motion passed.