A British Columbia RCMP officer on stress leave says the force is preventing him from travelling to a Senate committee hearing in Ottawa to testify about harassment in the force.
Cpl. Roland Beaulieu was supposed to be in Ottawa on Monday, but late last week an RCMP doctor sent him an email saying if he is well enough to travel and testify at the committee then he’s well enough to return to administrative work with the force.
“Should you feel that you are physically and cognitively able to participate in these hearings and to travel there, I would consider you fit for administrative duties at your unit immediately,” said the email sent by Dr. Isabelle Fieschi, a health services officer with the RCMP.
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