Ian's Story
The call came in the middle of the night, Ian was dead but no-one could tell them how or why.
It didn't take long for the family to find out that the RCMP had no witnesses, no video surveillance to back up their account and nothing other than one officers word to base their investigation on.
To add insult to injury, before arriving at the families house, the RCMP had already issued a press release which portrayed their son as a known criminal (which he was not) and the officer as a victim.
However, anyone who knew Ian, knew this story seemed not only impossible, something was drastically wrong.
But how do you take on the RCMP when it is the RCMP investigating. How do you find out the truth and the real facts when there is no evidence and you don't have a trustworthy representative for you and your family?
COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE RCMP
CHAIR’S FINAL REPORT AFTER COMMISSIONER’S NOTICE
In the Final Report issued on November 28, 2007, the following findings, among others, were presented:
- The RCMP Major Crime Unit members who investigated Mr. Bush's death did so in a manner free from any conflict of interest, bias or partiality.
- The North District Major Crime Unit conducted a highly professional investigation into Mr. Bush's death and exemplified a best practice for major crime investigations.
- The CPC cleared the RCMP officer involved of any wrongdoing.
Key recommendations included:
- The RCMP develop policy that provides direction to on-scene RCMP members in major cases involving investigation of police conduct, i.e. situations where the police investigate the police, including the need to ensure real and perceived impartiality.
B.C. CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION
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Quebec, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan all have independent civilian review boards to remove any bias in internal police investigations when someone is seriously hurt or killed while in custody.