Does the response to the Payette scandal signal a change in the treatment of bullying and harassment victims?

The hope is that with this new move, the federal public sector will be providing the leadership necessary that will see more welcoming rehire doors being thrown open.

One promising sign that the Trudeau government has learned from this flood of tragic narratives is seen in its reported willingness to rehire victims who fled their jobs because of alleged vice-regal abuse from former governor general Julie Payette, writes Kathleen Finlay.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KATHLEEN FINLAY

February 8, 2021

The scandal at Rideau Hall appears to have brought #MeToo back to life in Ottawa. It’s toppled its biggest figure yet, the governor general. It also may have brought about a change in the way whistleblowers on abuse and harassment are treated.

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