The plaintiff, an Indigenous individual, brought a motion to certify a class action against the RCMP for systemic negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breaches of sections 7 and 15 of the Charter.
The proposed class includes all Aboriginal persons who allege they were assaulted while being held in custody or detained by RCMP officers in the Territories.
The Federal Court granted the motion for certification conditionally, finding that the pleadings disclosed a reasonable cause of action and that the other certification criteria were met, subject to the substitution of the representative plaintiff.
