Family's lawsuit says racial discrimination in military to blame for soldier's death | CBC News

Thank you, my friend LTC (Join to see) for making us aware that Freda Caribou, mother of 26-year-old infantry reserve soldier Cpl. Nolan Caribou from Manitoba, has filed a civil lawsuit in the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench in mid-November. Corporal Nolan Caribou took his life who died Nov. 18, 2017, at CFB Shilo, in southwestern Manitoba, during a training exercise.
He had served as an infantryman with the reserve regiment Royal Winnipeg Rifles for five years.
Rest in peace Nolan Caribou

Corporal Nolan Caribou
"Minto MLA Andrew Swan celebrates the life of Corporal Nolan Caribou of Royal Winnipeg Rifles and 38 Canadian Brigade Group who passed away while on a military exercise at CFB Shilo."
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1. "In the statement of claim, Freda says her son suffered in silence for years before that."
"In December 2014, Caribou fractured his clavicle during training. It wasn't until 2015 that he revealed to his family that his injury was a result of being "jumped" by several members of his unit, according to the lawsuit."

2. "Caribou joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2012. His dream was to be a chaplain to Indigenous people either in the Armed Forces or in the prison system, like his uncle, Ovide Caribou, who was a chaplain at Stony Mountain Institution.
"Caribou died a month after graduating with a bachelor of arts in sociology from the University of Winnipeg. He had reported being bullied and hazed a year before he died.

3. "The lawsuit names three of Caribou's superiors who allegedly allowed the bullying to continue: Lt.-Col. S.P, Moran, the commanding officer of the regiment, along with a sergeant and a chief warrant officer who were designated harassment advisors in the regiment.
"Canada, through their servants, owed a duty of care to ensure that their servants followed proper policies and procedures and that they would be properly administered and followed," said the lawsuit.
In December 2018, Brig.-Gen. Trevor Cadieu — who was the commander of the Canadian Armed Forces 3rd Canadian Division at the time — told CBC News he had reprimanded five soldiers in connection with the reports of Carbiou's harassment, and had "relieved an individual from the performance of his military duties."

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord

It always amazed me that some of the nicest nations have one or two groups they absolutely despise. It's hard to imagine Canadians being terrible to the First Nation people there, given how nice they always seem in person. It's the same with Japanese people and their treatment of Koreans and Korean refugees.

I am so distressed to hear this LTC (Join to see) With all their patting themselves on the back I am surprised to see this but I guess I shouldn't be. I hope this lawsuit gets lots of attention and traction; sometimes that's the only way to make changes.