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RCMP PUBLIC COMPLAINTS COMMISSION
CHAIR'S INTERIM REPORT
SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION 45.43(3) OF THE RCMP ACT IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 45.43(1) OF THE RCMP ACT
WITH RESPECT TO THE EVENTS
OF MAY 2 TO 4, 1997
IN THE COMMUNITIES
OF SAINT-SAUVEUR AND SAINT-SIMON IN NEW BRUNSWICK
NOTE: This copy of the Chair's Interim Report Following an Investigation in the Public Interest has been edited. Specifically, if any information appeared in the original version of this Interim Report which would identify any young person who committed or was alleged to have committed an offence, that information has been deleted. Further, if the original version contained any information which may have had the effect of threatening the safety of any individual, such information has also been deleted.
March 28, 2000
PART I : THE INVESTIGATION
I. TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE INVESTIGATION
II. SUMMARY OF COMPLAINTS
III. CONDUCT OF THE INVESTIGATION
PART II: THE EVENTS
IV. BACKGROUND
V. THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE IN NEW BRUNSWICK
VI. EVENTS IN SAINT-SAUVEUR
VII. EVENTS OF MAY 3 AND 4
VIII. EVENTS IN SAINT-SIMON
IX. THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
XI. COMPLAINT PROCESSING
PART IV: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
XII. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS