Five House harassment complaints filed against MPs in 2021-22

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A total of eight workplace harassment complaints were filed with the House of Commons in 2021-22, five of which involved an MP as the respondent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

June 6, 2022

The number of harassment complaints filed with the House of Commons quadrupled between 2020-21 and 2021-22, from two to eight—a jump reps with the House’s human resources directorate say has much to do with increased awareness and fewer people working from home as a result of COVID-19.

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