Catherine Galliford
Encyclopedia
Catherine Galliford is an Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Corporal in British Columbia
, Canada
.
Galliford served as spokesperson for the Missing Women's Task Force (associated with the BC Missing Women Investigation
), and is slated to testify before the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry. She came to prominence in 2011 for bringing forward allegations of extensive sexual harassment
and misconduct
within the RCMP.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
Corporal in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Galliford served as spokesperson for the Missing Women's Task Force (associated with the BC Missing Women Investigation
BC Missing Women Investigation
The BC Missing Women Investigation is an ongoing criminal investigation into the disappearance of at least 60 women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside from the early 1980s through 2002...
), and is slated to testify before the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry. She came to prominence in 2011 for bringing forward allegations of extensive sexual harassment
Sexual harassment
Sexual harassment, is intimidation, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. In some contexts or circumstances, sexual harassment is illegal. It includes a range of behavior from seemingly mild transgressions and...
and misconduct
Misconduct
A misconduct is a legal term meaning a wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts....
within the RCMP.