Ontario NDP table workplace harassment bill that proposes expanded powers for integrity commissioners

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The provincial NDP have put forward a bill that aims to make it easier for municipalities and local boards to hold elected officials accountable for sexual hara

ssment.This appears to be similar toOn Thursday, the NDP tabled Bill 207. It proposes to require elected bodies to add wording around workplace violence, harassment and discrimination to their codes of conduct.As well, it would amend both the Municipal Act and the City of Toronto Act to allow integrity commissioners to appeal to a judge to have an official removed from their seat if they contravene their code of conduct.

“Everyone deserves to feel safe at work,” said NDP Leader Marit Stiles in a release Thursday. “Women especially are too often the target of harassment or misconduct, and this bill would provide the tools people need to hold the perpetrators of misconduct to account. This is a rare issue that all parties agree on and I’m confident that we can get this done.”

“We need to ensure that elected municipal representatives cannot get away with harassment and violence towards women in the workplace,” said Niagara Centre MPP Jeff Burch. “All parties agree that a bill like this is critically important to pass. It’s a truly non-partisan issue and I know we can work together to finally pass this into law and address workplace harassment.”

 

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