Saturday, 18 July 2020

The QTSR Community Association Condemns Workplace Harassment


Ottawa's Integrity Commissioner Robert Marleau released a report this week recommending sanctions against Councillor Rick Chiarelli in response to complaints received from female job applicants and is scheduled to release a second report on complaints received from former female staffers.

The behaviour outlined in this report is unacceptable in any workplace, especially in the office of a public representative. Women should never be demeaned or objectified in the workplace. Their workplaces should be free from unwanted sexualized comments and behaviours.

We encourage the City of Ottawa to at a minimum enact the guidelines proposed by Samson & Associates to modify the city's hiring and training guidelines to offer additional protections for political staffers. We further encourage the city to offer support and funding for organizations that assist women who have experienced sexual harassment.

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