Senate staff reps say they want new harassment policy to go ahead as dissenters stand firm

Clare Shrybman, who works in Sen. Marilou McPhedran's office, says she agrees with her boss about problems with the new policy, calling confidentially provisions 'contractually mandated silence.'

James Campbell, left, and Amanda McLaren, right, are senior staff representatives on the Senate's Health and Safety Policy Committee who are in support of the new anti-harassment and violence guidelines for the Upper Chamber, noting several advantages over the existing policy.Photographs courtesy of James Campbell and Amanda McLaren

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BY ALICE CHEN

March 22, 2021

The new Senate anti-harassment policy is at “serious risk,” says a Red Chamber staffer, who wants to see the policy come into effect quickly, despite criticism that it would silence harassment complainants. “The policy has now been bumped so low down on the Order Paper, there’s no guarantee...

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