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What's it take to get fired at the RCMP? That's what some peopleare asking, after a new case of sexual harassment surfaced thisweek. A staff sergeant, propositioning female employees, drinkingand having sex with them at work...his punishment? We talk to aMountie with 20 years' experience who quit, after her own nightmareof sexual harassment. And says - time and again - the Mountiesdon't get their man. Today's Friday host was Erica Johnson. Part One of The Current Satire It's Friday, May 25th. Facebook shareholders are suing the company, saying it concealedweaker revenue forecasts until after its IPO. In other words ... they're suing for bad status updates. This is The Current. What does it take to get fired at the RCMP? - Former RCMP Officer We started this segment with a clip from RCMP Commissioner BobPaulson testifying before the Standing Committee on the Status ofWomen in Ottawa last month. He was responding to reports ofwidespread discrimination and harassment against female officers. The Mounties certainly know disgraceful conduct when they see it.That's what they called the behaviour of Staff Sgt. Don Ray, whilehe was in charge of the polygraph unit at RCMP headquarters inEdmonton. According to an internal investigation that justsurfaced, Ray kept an office fridge stocked with rum and beer andencouraged female subordinates to drink. And not only did he makesexual advances at work, but as long ago as 2006, he booked apolygraph suite for lunchtime sex with a co-worker. His advancesweren't always subtle or successful. One Mountie remembers thenight he unzipped his pants and exposed himself to her -- despiteher lack of interest. Ray admitted to the allegations of sexual misconduct. And theinvestigation into his behaviour concluded it will take: considerable effort to rebuild the damaged trust of ourorganization . But as per the RCMP Adjudication Board's ruling in January, Rayis still entitled to wear the red serge coat. The board said itconsidered - but ultimately decided against - dismissal, swayed byhis apology and colleagues' letters of recommendation. Ray wasinstead docked ten days pay, demoted one rank to sergeant, andtransferred to a post in British Columbia. Krista Carle finds the decision maddening -- but not surprising.She was as an RCMP officer for two decades and says she washarassed much of that time. Krista Carle joined us from Victoria. What does it take to get fired at the RCMP? - Mounted Police Professional Association Bob Paulson became RCMP Commissioner of last year, as the adjudication board was considering Sgt. Ray'scase. It's unclear whether he had a chance to weigh in on the caseat the time. Paulson declined to join us today. But yesterday, he told areporter: If I could change this case I would, I cannot. What I can do ismake sure that we get a system where this sort of frustration iseliminated. Paulson has said one of his top priorities is to put an end tosexual harassment on the force. And to that end, he's supporting an independent investigation into Workplace Harassment by the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP. IanMcPhail is chair of that Commission. We aired a clip. That external investigation into RCMP Workplace Harassment isongoing and scheduled to wrap up by the end of the year. The RCMPitself turned down our request for an interview today. But our next guest has good insight into how the force works. RobCreasser was a Mountie for 28 years. A former constable, he is nowa spokesperson for the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada , a group of frontline officers fighting for the right tocollective bargaining. He was in Calgary. This segment was produced by The Current's Kathleen Goldhar, Kristin Nelson and Julia Pagel. Other segments from today's show: Climbing Mount Everest Safely The 419 game: Nigerian e-mail scams. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China CNC Horizontal Machining Center , China High Speed Machining Center for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Heavy Duty Machining Center.
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