#MeToo movement creating a ‘transformational change’ on Hill, inappropriate sexual conduct to be dealt with quickly and finally, say MPs, pundits

There's a 'transformational change' happening on the Hill and in federal politics, which is long overdue, but some also say they're 'terrified' they'll be wrongly accused.

A protester, pictured Jan. 20, 2018, at the Women's March on Parliament Hill. As NDP MP Charlie Angus told The Hill Times, the 'inside bro culture, the frat house, the old boys' network' days are over on the Hill and in federal politics.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA, LAURA RYCKEWAERT, JOLSON LIM

February 5, 2018

MPs say a “transformational change" is happening on the Hill, spurred by the recent “avalanche” of allegations of sexual harassment, harassment, and misconduct in Canadian federal politics, and some say they're “terrified,” by the culture shift. “We’re certainly in a transformation mo...

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