Opposition MPs seek to add teeth to workplace harassment bill

A definition of harassment will now be included in the bill, as the House Human Resources Committee takes its first bite out of changing C-65.

Conservative MP Steven Blaney, left, and NDP MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach, right, argued in favour of having a stricter definition of harassment in Bill C-65 at an April 16 House Human Resources Committee meeting, while Liberal MP Mona Fortier, centre, advocated for a broader approach. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

April 18, 2018

A definition of harassment is among the changes a House committee agreed to Monday as it works its way through amending a government bill aimed at preventing and responding to sexual harassment and workplace violence, including against parliamentary employees. But opposition MPs say there’s more ...

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