Senator Josée Verner, interim leader of a new coalition of senators, tabled a notice of inquiry Thursday to resurrect a damning report published by the Senate ethics officer during the summer. The Canadian Senators Group interim leader said the notice will give senators an opportunity to share how “outrageous” the Meredith inquiry process has been. Senate Ethics Officer Pierre Legault’s June report validated the credibility of the testimonies given by alleged victims of harassment and sexual harassment from Meredith. It’s an apparent about-face after the Senate’s ethics committee responded to Legault’s findings by recommending no punishments be taken because Meredith already stepped down. “The committee finds no compelling reason to depart from the default rule that the consideration of an inquiry report is permanently suspended when a senator ceases to be a senator,” the committee report read.

Source: Huffington Post December 13, 2019 15:49 UTC