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Military Police Complaints Commission investigates botched shooter drill on CAF base
MONTREAL, JUL 23 – The commission will review allegations of improper detention and trauma during a drill that caused at least two employees to take leave, the union said.
- An investigation is underway into a failed active-shooter exercise conducted on November 12, 2024, at the Canadian Forces Base Longue-Pointe in Montreal, overseen by the body responsible for military police oversight.
- The investigation followed a complaint filed November 21, 2024, after military police allegedly mistook a civilian employee for a drill participant and used excessive force during the exercise.
- Reports say the employee was wrestled to the ground, had clothing torn, was searched, dragged outside in winter with inadequate clothing, and other civilians thought the drill was a real attack.
- MPCC chair Tammy Tremblay called the allegations troubling and said they could breach fundamental rights, announcing a forthcoming mainly virtual public hearing with dates yet to be set.
- The MPCC noted that significant concerns remain unresolved, the complaint was handed over to the military police authority responsible for conduct issues, and National Defence intends to establish joint civilian and military panels to address disciplinary matters involving misconduct.
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An employee was " brutalized" during this simulation at the Longue-Pointe military base.
Military police watchdog calls public hearing into alleged civilian detention at Montreal base
Canada’s military police watchdog is launching a public interest hearing following allegations that a civilian employee was “affected and brutalized” by officers’ conduct during an active shooter exercise at CFB Montreal last November.
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Military Police Complaints Commission investigates botched shooter drill on CAF base
OTTAWA — The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating what happened during a botched active-shooter drill on a Canadian Forces base last fall that reportedly left an employee injured and traumatized. The drill happened on Nov.
Military drill leaves men shattered
A simulated active shooter exercise last November in the east‑end military base resulted in one man being brutalized so badly that a public hearing will be held. Military police descended on workers on the base – non‑soldiers doing maintenance work – and one man was dragged out and had his clothes, boots and wallet taken away. (It’s mentioned in passing that this man was Black.) He and several others were off work afterwards from panic attacks. …
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