Liberal MP Mendes wants a Hill ‘harassment watch,’ after CP survey finds 58 per cent of female MPs subject to sexual misconduct while in office

The more harassment is put under the spotlight, the more pressure there will be to change, says Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, adding there's been 'a turning of political will' on the Hill.

Liberal MPs Hedy Fry and Alexandra Mendes, and Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. All three MPs said speaking out and raising awareness and understanding about the problem of sexual harassment or misconduct on the Hill will help end it. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

January 8, 2018

Liberal MP Alexandra Mendes says MPs should set up an informal, cross-party support system on the Hill to address sexual harassment and sexual misconduct as the #MeToo global movement against misogynistic behaviour hits Parliament Hill. “It’s a bit of perhaps a utopian kind of solution, but [to...

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