Court set to OK deal in harassment class action by female RCMP employees
TORONTO — Approval of a settlement in a class action by sexually harassed Mounties is expected Wednesday, paving the way for tens of millions of dollars to start flowing to the women.
During the hearing, lawyers for the plaintiffs will take Federal Court Judge Ann Marie McDonald through details of the settlement, which she certified as a class action in January.
“This is the big step,” Megan McPhee, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers, said in an interview Tuesday. “This is the step to implement the settlement.”
McPhee said it’s important the judge understand what’s been agreed to, and the benefits of the deal for the women — all current and former female RCMP employees going back to 1974.