More than 95 per cent of MPs finish anti-harassment training, all Senators to start in fall

The House chief human resources officer says more MPs have been asking his office for advice since #MeToo.

Independent Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain says the group studying the Senate’s harassment policy heard that not enough people were aware of what constitutes harassment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

June 20, 2018

The Senate is set to follow in the House of Commons’ footsteps and make it mandatory for all Senators and staff to take in-person anti-harassment training. Beginning in the fall, the new practice comes on the recommendation of a Senate Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration Committee subgr...

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