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Jun 1, 2022 · Rubin “Rocky” Coward is “extremely optimistic” about changes he feels are imminent within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Coward — along with JP Menard, Marc Frenette, and Wallace Fowler — are the four plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the CAF, and are are suing for systemic racism and institutional discrimination they say they faced […]
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When he transferred to a helicopter squadron at Garrison Petawawa in 2013, he was called "lazy" and told he "abused the system" because that's "what all Aboriginal people do;" he was asked if his wife got drunk before sex because "a drunken Indian is a better lay;" and other members would "pat their hands against their mouths and state, 'oh, oh, oh...
After he filed a complaint, he was "inappropriately coerced by his superiors into dropping the complaint," the claim detailed. Harassment continued against Fowler and his family when he was posted to CFB Esquimalt in B.C., in August 2001. "His stepchildren were spat on, subjected to drive-by verbal assaults, put off the school bus and denied lunch ...
Robillard served in the reserve force in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia "without incident," but "everything changed" when he transferred to the regular force in 2005, the claim detailed. While posted at CFB Winnipeg, his unit went on a training exercise at a United States air force base in Greenland. After raising concerns about "rampant" alcohol ab...
The three plaintiffs are seeking to certify their case as a class action to represent all Canadian Forces members who identify as "racial minorities, visible minorities or Aboriginal peoples." The plaintiffs claim damages for their ongoing psychological and physical injuries, as well as for loss of earning and benefits professionally. A dollar figu...
Fowler was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and was released from service in 2003. Canadian Armed Forces veteran Wallace Fowler at his home in Bible Hill, N.S. Heidi Petracek ...
Oct 3, 2015 · A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces is calling for an independent inquiry into racism in the military. Wallace Fowler, who spent three years with the Canadian Armed Forces as a vehicle ...
Dec 23, 2016 · The case was filed in Halifax on Dec. 14 by Marc Frenette, Wallace Fowler and Jean-Pierre Robillard.
Apr 5, 2024 · Fowler wound up in the base hospital. “It was so cold at that time I got hypothermia,” he said. “It was abuse, is what it was.” The vehicle technician with the rank of private was posted to three bases in three years. Fowler believes he was “black-balled” by the military for speaking out about his treatment.
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Oct 2, 2015 · DARTMOUTH – A Nova Scotia man is calling for an inquiry into racism in the Canadian Armed Forces. For the past 11-years, Wallace Fowler has tried everything he can think of to get the attention ...
