DATE:  Thursday, March 5, 2020

TIME:  10:00 am

LOCATION:  Regina Public Library - Regent Place Branch (Regina)

SPEAKER:  RCMP Assistant Commissioner Mark Fisher

TOPIC:  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

REGISTER:  email adam.hawboldt@gov.sk.ca before March 3, 2020

CPD Hours:  1 

Speaker Bio

Assistant Commissioner Fisher is the Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP. He is a 25-year veteran who has served in various RCMP Detachment Command functions. In 2007, he was seconded to the Criminal Justice Reform Secretariat for the Province of British Columbia as the RCMP Liaison Officer to the Provincial Government. In 2011, he was appointed Chief of the Oak Bay Police Department. In 2014, Assistant Commissioner Fisher assumed the role of Officer in Charge of Nanaimo Detachment, the largest RCMP detachment on Vancouver Island. In 2016, Assistant Commissioner Fisher transferred to "D" Division as the Criminal Operations Officer -Core Policing where he had oversight of Provincial Detachment Policing, Support Services, Community and Aboriginal Policing, Major Crime Unit, Traffic Services and the Provincial Reviewers. Assistant Commissioner Fisher took official command as "F" Division's Commanding Officer on December 5, 2018 and is the 34th Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP.


About the Courageous Conversation Speaker Series 

The challenges that face society are numerous and complex. In a time when misinformation and misunderstanding are proliferating, in a province where deep social divides have been exposed, we must work together to cultivate understanding and bridge the divide.
As Saskatchewanians, Canadians, and as global citizens, we need to act on the responsibilities that come with our citizenship. We need to learn about the issues that matter and initiate brave conversations that will have a positive impact in our schools, our workplaces, and our communities.

Since 2014, the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission has been hosting its Courageous Conversation Speaker Series. This series was designed to explore issues afflicting our society within a human rights context. Issues pertaining to:

• Racial Discrimination
• Indigenous Cultures and Awareness
• Gender
• Mental Health and Addictions
• Disability, and
• The Holocaust

These six topics were designated as cornerstones of the Courageous Conversation Speaker Series making them more visible and accessible for discussion and action. An understanding of these issues is foundational to the development of a full understanding of what it means to be a responsible, respectful, and participatory citizen committed to justice and equality in a pluralistic Canadian democracy.