
Labour minister expects ‘changes’ to deal with RCMP harassment
OTTAWA — Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says she expects to “see changes” flow from a legislative review concerning harassment issues within the RCMP after hearing from a disgruntled female Mountie.
Mihychuk asked for a briefing from Public Safety officials after receiving a message from an RCMP member who alleged the Mounties had failed to “adequately address her complaints” of sexual harassment through internal procedures, an government memo reveals.
The minister and her officials wanted to know more about the RCMP’s policies, procedures and guidelines to gauge the need for possible amendments to Part 2 of the Canada Labour Code, intended to protect employees from violence in the workplace.
Mihychuk said Wednesday that as someone who worked as a geologist in the male-dominated world of mining, she knows “it can be pretty rough” for working women.