The difference between a fair and just decision

The victims of the abuse, the rank and file, and all Canadians have a right to know why such a culture of harassment was tolerated for so many years and why no one was held accountable.

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, pictured in this file photo before a Senate committee, delivered a formal apology on Oct. 6, 2016, to current and former female officers and employees who were subjected to alleged incidents of bullying, discrimination, and harassment. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY DARRYL T. DAVIES

October 17, 2016

OTTAWA—If there is a lesson to be learned from the recent decision by the federal government to compensate victims of harassment in the RCMP, it’s that there is a vast difference between receiving a fair decision and receiving a just decision. No one can deny that it’s a fair decision to award...

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