In response to two female officers’ recent complaints of a “poisoned” and sexist work environment, the Toronto police board commissioned a report on the force’s current workplace sexual harassment policies, with an eye to determining whether changes should be made. Commissioned unanimously in January, Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders was tasked with preparing the report for the April meeting of the civilian police board. But the meeting came and went with no mention of the report, prompting questions from the former board member who called for the report in the name of acting swiftly. “Official processes, trial processess and hearings can ramble on for years,” said Shelley Carroll, former city counciller and police board member who is now a candidate in the provincial election. While she said she was “not hitting the panic button” — noting it’s not unusual for Toronto police reports to the board to be a month or two late — she stresses that she will be watching for the report to come soon, otherwise “that would be a sign that we’re not prioritizing.”

Source: thestar May 04, 2018 18:56 UTC