Imagine the slippery slope where all the residents of Lac-Megantic – where an oil train derailed and exploded into flames killing 47 people – could sue the federal government for failing to properly regulate railways, Reaume said. Judges are also wary of punishing a government for failing to pass the right laws, she added. Suing the federal government or the RCMP in a case like this is particularly difficult, Reaume said, because the plaintiff would have to prove the defendants knew they were being negligent and could have foreseen such a gruesome act would occur as a result. "The defendant Canada knew or ought to have known that the industry on its own, specifically the defendant Greyhound, had not taken measures to create a safe, secure system for inter-city bus travel." "It knew or ought to have known that the deceased, Tim McLean Jr., was at risk or harm from attack at any time and that irreparable harm did in fact occur," said the lawsuit. It also argued that the government knew or should have known about previous violence on board Greyhound buses and failed to put safeguards in place. The original statement of claim filed by McLean's father alleged the government of Canada was liable because it is responsible for national transportation security. Li eventually escaped through a window and was arrested. Passengers fled the bus and stood outside. The bus pulled over near Portage la Prairie, Man., and Li continued stabbing and mutilating McLean's body. He said the force already offers help to its members and a five-year mental-health strategy, announced in May, will provide more.Li said he heard the voice of God telling him to kill the young carnival worker or "die immediately." Li repeatedly stabbed McLean who unsuccessfully fought for his life. Commissioner Gilles Moreau said the force offers its condolences to Barker’s family. Shari went there and the front door was open and she called for him and he didn’t respond. “He would say the front door will be open and don’t go into the basement. The two women rescued Barker from a suicide attempt in May, but no one got to him in time this past weekend. He sent text messages like ‘I think I’m too broken to ever be fixed’ and he would also say ‘I wish I had cancer because then people would understand.’” “It was a very rapid decline in the last six months. “With Vince Li getting in the paper about his walks, he started getting flashbacks,” she said. Walder said her brother’s treatment was coming along - and while he was still a dog handler, he was stationed at the airport and bus depots instead of responding to slayings - but last fall things began changing. “Today (Wednesday) would have been our 26th anniversary,” she said. Shari also said his illness didn’t just force him to retire - it also cost him his marriage. Shari and Barker’s sister, Wendy Walder, said he did get psychiatric help while with the RCMP and during his short retirement, but they both said the force has to do more to address the stigma attached to its members battling mental illness. Shari Barker, the former officer’s estranged wife, said Wednesday her husband was a sensitive man who did not want to be known as the Greyhound guy.īarker, who had two adult children, retired last month and had been on medical leave since October. Tim McLean was stabbed, mutilated and beheaded by Vince Li, who was later found not criminally responsible because of mental illness.īarker’s family say they’re speaking out about the suicide in the hope more Mounties will seek help. Ken Barker, a recently retired RCMP corporal who was a dog handler, killed himself last weekend after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder for years.įamily and former colleagues say the 51-year-old had already seen almost two decades of horrific crimes when he witnessed the grisly scene on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg in 2008.
WINNIPEG-One of the first police officers on the scene of the beheading of a young man aboard a Greyhound bus on a Manitoba highway six years ago has taken his own life.
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