WINNIPEG— The mother of an Indigenous reservist who took his own life alleges in a lawsuit against the federal government that senior commanders were negligent when her son experienced racism and bullying as a soldier in Manitoba. The lawsuit alleges he was passed over for promotions, bullied and harassed because of his race, and that his superiors knew about the torment but did nothing about it, which directly resulted in his wrongful death. He joined in 2012 and, the lawsuit says, at the time was the only Indigenous person in his unit. In 2014, it alleges, Caribou was jumped during winter training and his clavicle was broken. The harassment and bullying continued over the years, the lawsuit alleges, including at the training exercise where Caribou was found dead.

Source: thestar November 25, 2019 20:48 UTC