Greenwood v. His Majesty the King: RCMP bullying, intimidation and harassment class action
Federal Court File No. T-1201-18
This site carries the notice information for Greenwood v. His Majesty the King, the class action over bullying, intimidation and harassment in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Trilogy Class Action Services is the notice administrator appointed by the Court.
The action seeks damages and other relief because the RCMP is alleged to have failed to take reasonable steps, in running the Force, to give the class a workplace free of bullying, intimidation and harassment. The plaintiffs say that the defendant, His Majesty the King, is vicariously liable.
The claim reaches the alleged failure to provide a workplace free from sexual harassment of people of any gender, as well as general harassment and harassment on any ground, including racial, ethnic and religious grounds. It leaves out gender-based harassment and discrimination matters covered by Merlo Davidson (Federal Court Action No. T-1685-16) and Ross (Federal Court Action No. T-370-17), and claims covered by Gaétan Delisle et al. v. His Majesty the King (Québec Superior Court No. 500-06-000820-163).
To understand your options, contact class counsel, Kim Spencer McPhee Barristers P.C. (www.complexlaw.ca), or write to them directly at greenwoodrcmpclassaction@complexlaw.ca.
Certification
By an order dated September 20, 2022, the Federal Court certified the action as a class action. It named Geoffrey Greenwood of Red Deer, Alberta and Todd Gray of Airdrie, Alberta as representative plaintiffs and appointed Kim Spencer McPhee Barristers P.C. as class counsel. A copy of the order is on the Documents page.
The notice of certification was published on Saturday, September 24, 2022, in English and in French. Both versions are on the Notice page.
What a class member has to do
A class member is included automatically and has nothing more to do at this stage. To be left out of the action, follow the steps on the Opt out page.
Anyone with a lawsuit already under way about bullying, intimidation or harassment in the RCMP who wants to take part in this class action had to discontinue it before 5:00 p.m. EST on November 23, 2022. Otherwise s. 334.21(2) of the Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106, treats the person as having opted out. Talk to your own lawyer about the options.
The class
The class action was certified on behalf of all current or former RCMP Members (Regular, Civilian and Special Constable Members) and Reservists who worked for the RCMP between January 1, 1995 and the date a collective agreement becomes or became applicable to a bargaining unit to which they belong.
Claims covered by Merlo Davidson (T-1685-16), Ross (T-370-17) and Gaétan Delisle et al. v. His Majesty the King (500-06-000820-163) are not part of this proceeding.