Advocates Hope a Ruling Will Change RCMP Treatment of Indigenous Witnesses – The Tyee

March 11, 2026

But critics say the Canadian rights tribunal didn’t go far enough after finding police discrimination.

A Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that RCMP officers discriminated against several Indigenous witnesses during a major investigation may be the first of its kind, the lawyers who fought the case say.

Although the decision will bring a sense of closure to some complainants and their families, the lawyers and an advocate say the ruling didn’t go far enough to address systemic discrimination by the RCMP.

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