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More than two decades after her body was found at the side of a road, the RCMP has agreed to apologize to an Indigenous woman's family for failing to properly investigate her death.

The apology follows a probe by the Mounties' watchdog body — the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) — which pointed to gaps in two separate investigations into the woman's disappearance.

The CRCC, an independent agency that handles complaints about RCMP members' conduct, said the investigations were unreasonable and the officers' conclusion that there was no evidence of foul play was premature.

"Any death is tragic, but a death replete with unanswered questions is undoubtedly even more painful," wrote CRCC chair Michelaine Lahaie in her final report, obtained by CBC News through an access to information report

"A more thorough investigation may have been able to answer some or most of these questions."

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

I wish I were surprised by this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

The RCMP are as bad and atrocious as the Texas Rangers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I sure it's way more than twice . Police in Canada are useless.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

“A more thorough investigation may have been able to answer some or most of these questions.”

That could apply to pretty much any case that involves Indigenous people, it seems like.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The apology follows a probe by the Mounties' watchdog body — the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) — which pointed to gaps in two separate investigations into the woman's disappearance.

The CRCC, an independent agency that handles complaints about RCMP members' conduct, said the investigations were unreasonable and the officers' conclusion that there was no evidence of foul play was premature.

The report says the woman's family filed a complaint with the CRCC after testifying at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).

Their concerns date back to 2001 when the body of their elderly relative — who had been reported missing to a non-RCMP police service — was discovered down an embankment at the side of a road near her abandoned truck.

It said no efforts were made to learn how the deceased's wallet ended up under the floorboards and the officers failed to consider the possibility of intimate partner violence, which was suggested by some family members.

The RCMP reviewed the case after the woman's family filed a complaint in 2021 following their testimony at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).


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