The drama unfolded amid allegations of other Canadian politicians acting inappropriately toward employees — spurring criticism of the mechanisms available to political staff dealing with sexual harassment. The morning after sexual misconduct allegations against ex-Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown made headlines, Premier Kathleen Wynne reminded her staff about workplace harassment rules. She’s among a chorus of advocates calling for harassment policies that are well understood and clearly map out what could happen if someone files a complaint. It depends on the office but most provincial political staff are also governed by caucus services — a partisan entity. In Ottawa legislation was proposed last fall that would, among other things, bring Hill staffers under tougher workplace sexual harassment rules.

Source: thestar January 30, 2018 22:30 UTC