OTTAWA—The Green party has hired an outside lawyer to investigate allegations of workplace bullying against Elizabeth May, an inquiry that the longtime leader said she requested herself to “put this matter to bed.”The investigation is being conducted by Sheila Block, a lawyer with Torys LLP in Toronto. May said she expects the probe to take two to four weeks, and that Block’s findings will be publicly released. Vanessa Brustolin, another one of May’s accusers, questioned whether the investigation would be truly independent, given that the lawyer conducting it was hired by the Green party. The employees’ allegations — which were also detailed in a report by the Hill Times Monday — date back to May’s earliest days as Green party leader in 2006. Further allegations were detailed in a written statement that Rainer submitted to several high-ranking party officials in November 2014.

Source: thestar January 29, 2018 23:09 UTC