Report Following a Public Interest Investigation into a Chair-Initiated Complaint Respecting the Death in RCMP Custody of Mr. Robert Dziekanski
Appendix M – Member Certifications
With respect to CEW and first aid training and certification, the responding members were qualified as follows:
Corporal Robinson
CEW176 – Taser® Operators Course on April 23, 2003 (Instructor – Constable B. Cassell [since retired]) Expiry – April 23, 2006
First Aid – First Aid recertification – January 14, 2005 Expiry – January 14, 2008
Constable Millington
CEW – Conducted Energy Weapon Users Course completed July 12-13, 2007 (Instructors – Corporal G. Gillis and Constable Dhillon)
Expiry – July 13, 2010
First Aid – Basic First Aid completed – June 4, 2007 Expiry – June 8, 2010
Constable Rundel
CEW – Conducted Energy Weapon Users Course completed July 21-22, 2007 (Instructors – Corporal Sandry and Constable Tarasoff. Course Coordinator – Corporal Gillis177)
Expiry – July 22, 2010
First Aid – Basic First Aid completed – December 12, 2004
Expiry – December 12, 2007
Constable Bentley
CEW – Conducted Energy Weapon Users Course completed July 21-22, 2007 (Instructors – Corporal Sandry and Constable Tarasoff. Course coordinator – Corporal Gillis) Expiry – July 22, 2010
First Aid – Basic First Aid completed – November 29, 2005 Expiry – November 29, 2008
176 Corporal Robinsons CEW certification was out of date on October 14, 2007 at the time of the YVR incident. It is noted that he did not carry or use the CEW during the incident.
177 Constable Rundel indicated in his statement that Corporal Gillis was his instructor.