Linda Davidson "fell in love" with the idea of becoming a police officer in early 1980. Over a 27-
During her one-year career as a RCMP, she was promoted to an inspector
The ninth policewoman did this-
And got a show on the Prime Minister's protection details.
"I love the details every second," she gushed on toa's local newspaper, the Forester Forest man in Huntsville, and inOctober 2012 shortly after retirement.
"I love this excitement, I love traveling, I love the life around me, I love meeting new friends and visiting new countries.
But what she is talking about now is an ugly fact --
For the most part of her career, she was bullied and despised by male officials, which made her mentally miserable and even committed suicide.
She claims in court papers that I like this excitement and I like this kind of travel. There are many forms of harassment: unwanted grabs and kisses;
Rough jokes, including the placement of ketchup
She had stained tampon in her locker.
She is constantly questioning her sexual orientation and ability.
"No matter what my detachment, Post, rank or seniority is, I have experienced this treatment," she wrote in an affidavit . ".
"I never felt that I could rely on senior officials to protect me.
"Ont ebridge, Ont.
The mother who now runs a security company is the main plaintiff in a proposed class.
Charges of systemic gender
Harassment and discrimination of RCMP
This is the second such lawsuit in recent years.
Although a lawsuit was filed in the Ontario High Court last spring, it was largely unnoticed.
But this is definitely the police radar.
In a briefing paper sent to the new Minister of Public Safety on November, the State Post received the following informationto-
The RCMP commissioner, Bob Paulson, cited Davidson's proposed class action and the suit filed earlier in B. As an example, listing "harassment action" as one of his biggest challengesC.
By the original constant. Janet Merlo.
Although some respect has been implemented by the force
Workplace initiatives have recruited more women and promoted more women to senior positions, "after a series of very significant deficiencies, it's not far enough for a publicly struggling RCMP to be in the minds of the people we serve, "Paulson wrote.
"Therefore, we continue to maintain a sense of urgency in our ongoing efforts to transform the force into a modern, professional and national police force.
The harassment and discrimination that Davidson faces "forced her to leave the organization she loves and lead to an early end to her distinguished career," her lawyer Megan McPhee said in an email.
But even after retirement, it will take a while for Davidson to be satisfied with his allegations.
It was not until last year that when her post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression were "controlled enough" that she wrote in her affidavit that she decided to file a lawsuit.
In court papers, Davidson accused male colleagues of having sex openly many times.
She said that in the early days of her career, an official from the Great Falls detachment of Newfoundland put down her shirt and grabbed her breast.
She said she slapped him in the face. In the mid-
When she was in her 1990 s working in toronto sairport, she said that a sergeant without warning began to take off her tie and belt.
"I told him not to touch me again.
Hamilton in early 2000-
She said that a person in charge of the Niagara Detachment put his hand on her waist and tried to kiss her, and a commander gave her a sexual hint.
She said she also received cruel jokes.
For the first time in a fatal car accident, she claimed that a male colleague threw a falling finger of the victim into her palm, with a ring hanging on her hand, causing her to vomit.
She claims that her colleagues in Newfoundland put sex toys in her work basket, and the same constable who put down his shirt also tied the balloon to her desk, suggesting that he had sex with her
From 1979 to 2004, Davidson married a man, but she said she faced constant questioning about sexual orientation.
She said she was called "stud", "bitch" and "cool ".
She married a woman in 2008.
She claimed that colleagues in the prime minister's security department had spread false rumors that she had sex with women who were not her spouse.
At the same time, according to her suit, she is often handed over to handle meaningful cases, and her skills are constantly being questioned and tested.
She said she had been sent to the bar alone to fight with about 30 people.
As an inspector at Hamilton
She said Niagara, when she wanted to discuss tactical issues, her male peers did not respond meaningfully.
She said a male head of the prime minister's security team made derogatory comments on women's physical abilities.
'I actually put the gun in my mouth, but I cried so badly that I couldn't hold it steady most of the time,' says Davidson.
When she complained, she said that if she was told to "swim in a shark tank", she had better behave like a shark.
In response to the situation, Davidson said, she turned to alcohol.
In 1992 she wrote, "I actually put the gun in my mouth, but I cried so badly that I couldn't hold it steady.
None of her charges were confirmed in court.
The RCMP did not submit a defense statement and declined to comment.
Davidson claims compensation of $0. 5 billion.
Her lawyer says the number is based on about 10,000 women.
Proof of application for B. C.
Last year, the case was debated as a class action pending a decision.
The accreditation hearing in the Davidson Ontario case is scheduled for May.