Payette was vice president of CLC and chief operating officer of the Montreal Science Centre from 2013 to 2016. In 2017, Payette left the Canadian Olympic Committee after two internal investigations into her treatment of staff including verbal harassment, sources said. That same year, two employees of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) complained to the committee about Payette's treatment of staff, triggering internal HR investigations. "She strongly resisted wanting it done at the Montreal Science Centre." And if the government didn't ask the Montreal Science Museum and Canadian Olympic Committee for references, she said, it "suggests a failure of the vetting process."

Source: CBC News September 21, 2020 21:22 UTC