Anti-harassment bill won’t make it easier to complain, say critics

Bill C-65 removes existing trusted outlets for resolution, union representatives told the House Human Resources Committee. Other advocates say the bill needs tighter protections for whistleblowers who fear reprisal from coming forward.

House of Commons chief human resource officer Pierre Parent, left, and clerk Charles Robert, right, told the House Human Resources Committee it was unclear that Bill C-65 would encourage more people, particularly MPs' staffers to come forward with harassment complaints. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

February 28, 2018

Committee witnesses and others are raising concerns about whether a government bill aimed at preventing and responding to sexual harassment and workplace violence, including against parliamentary employees, will actually make it any easier for people to come forward with complaints. During a Feb. ...

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