Fighting for his daughter ... Craig Johnstone says he doesn't know he's going to see his daughter again. Picture: CBC News Source: Supplied
THE FATHER of a baby girl whose Australian mother took her out of Canada against his wishes is suing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, claiming they helped her leave.
Craig Johnstone, 28, a Canadian electrician, met Natasha Bride when she was travelling in Canada in 2010. They fell in love and had a daughter in 2013.
The relationship faltered and on April 15, 2014, Johnstone discovered Bride, from Melbourne, had packed up her belongings and taken their daughter to Vancouver International Airport, according to the lawsuit.
"He immediately phones the police, he gives them the story that he suspects she's fleeing the country with their child," Johnstone's lawyer, Neil Chantler, said.
Just before midnight and shortly before takeoff, officers from the RCMP boarded an Air Canada plane bound for Sydney and removed the woman and baby, according to the lawsuit.
Johnstone alleges he was interviewed by officers from the West Vancouver Police Department and they advised him he should commence legal proceedings.
He did and by 1pm on April 16, he obtained a court order restraining 33-year-old Bride from removing their child from Canada's Lower Mainland region and forcing her to surrender her passport.
Mother ... Natasha Bride lives in Australia with her baby girl. Picture: Facebook Source: Supplied
Johnstone is also suing the WVPD.
Johnstone says on the morning of April 16, a RCMP constable told him Bride and his daughter were "still in town" and the officer was keeping an eye on them.
After receiving the court order, Johnstone says he called the constable and was told Bride and the baby had "recently left Canada on an aeroplane".
"We say her risk of flight was obvious and it was apparent she would probably try and get on the next plane, and the RCMP completely failed to meet their duty, and to properly carry out their function and hold her until a proper investigation had been done," Mr Chantler said.
Air Canada spokeswoman Angela Mah said the RCMP and Australian consulate authorities had cleared Bride to fly.
"We had received authorisation from both the RCMP and … the Australian consulate authorities who cleared the passenger and child to travel the following day," she said.
Johnstone said he has spent more than $50,000 on legal fees trying to get his daughter back.
"I'm just so angry. I just can't imagine anyone would ever do this to somebody else," he told CBC News in Canada.
"If my ex had said I am kidnapping my daughter I probably would have been in jail. Maybe they just wanted to avoid a bunch of paperwork or whatever — and it was easier for them to let her go."
Heartbroken ... Craig Johnstone pictured with his baby girl last year. Picture: Craig Johnstone via CBC News Source: Supplied
Johnstone said his ex lied to the Australian consulate in Vancouver, claiming he abused her so she could get the baby a passport without his knowledge or permission.
Her abuse allegations have been discredited by the Family Court of Australia.
RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dennis Hwang told CBC News police had no grounds to stop the mother from leaving Canada.
"Richmond RCMP spoke with the mother and relayed the result of their discussion with her to the West Vancouver Police Department," he said.
"Richmond RCMP had no grounds at that point in time to prevent the mother from flying out of the country."
Johnstone said he has no idea when he will see his baby.
"I missed her first birthday. I missed her Christmas," he said. "It's been extremely difficult and it's going to be extremely difficult."
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