Overview

• Constables Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah face possible dismissal over racist, sexist and homophobic messages exchanged in a private group chat and on RCMP terminals following a 2021 complaint by a fellow officer.
• Mesbah, questioned about disparaging remarks toward a female complainant and a colleague, called the comments jokes in poor taste and said they were not representative of his investigative work.
• He asked that his service record on domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse files be weighed against his language and said he had not grasped the vulgarity of a slur he used, pledging not to use it again.
• Dick acknowledged using inappropriate language he described as venting but testified it did not reflect his on-duty conduct, citing a clean public complaint record and consistent attendance.
• Defence lawyer Anita Atwal objected to questions probing Dick’s “core” character, while Mesbah testified he viewed the chat as a private space and said he was unaware of any RCMP policy on group chats.