“Ian McPhail was correct when he broadening the terms of his commission to non-gender terms. Work place harassment and bullying is gender neutral, for both victim and offender. It is nice to hear retired Deputy Commissioner Line Carbonneau was proactive on the issue before it became fashionable. I think we all would like to see her plan.” – Jane Hall
OTTAWA—A top female commander in the RCMP wrote an action plan for boosting women in the senior ranks a full year before the issue blew up in the force’s face last fall.
She’s now gone. Deputy Commissioner Line Carbonneau, the only woman to hold one of the RCMP’s second-in-command posts in years, quietly retired late last spring just months after tackling the hot-button issue. Read more
