"Even the most positive of positive discriminators would not want 9 percent of policemen with an IQ lower than 80, or 15 percent with a Body Mass Index of more than 35, just to reflect accurately the population of the country."Think this sort of thing couldn't happen in Canada?
Think again...
An internal RCMP document, obtained through access to information, flagged credit checks, the criminal background ban, the two-hour aptitude test and long stints at the training depot as potential barriers during the recruitment process.********
The document notes that some of the mandatory requirements can create barriers for communities the force wants to attract, including "groups more likely to have contact with the criminal justice system."
The review exercise is the brainchild of Vaughn Charlton, the RCMP's Director of Gender-Based-Analysis-Plus.
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The City of Ottawa has refused an access-to-information request by this newspaper seeking a report on a collision that involved Aissatou Diallo, the OC Transpo driver who was later involved in the January bus crash at Westboro station.