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By Staff The Canadian Press
Posted July 23, 2025 2:04 pm
Updated July 23, 2025 2:05 pm
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The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating what happened during a botched active-shooter drill on a Canadian Forces base last fall that reportedly left an employee injured and traumatized.
The drill happened on Nov. 12 at CFB Longue-Pointe in Montreal.
An internal report says military police confused a civilian employee with a drill participant and wrestled him to the ground.
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A union representative says military police ripped his clothes, pulled out his wallet and dragged him outside in the winter without proper clothing.
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The union also says many civilian employees on site that day did not know about the drill and believed they were witnessing a real attack.
Commission chair Tammy Tremblay says the allegations are troubling and could represent a breach of fundamental rights.
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Dates have not yet been set for the hearing.
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