A woman reports a male coworker is intimidating her in her workplace to the person responsible for ensuring the workplace is safe & orderly. That person orders the woman to withdraw the report & apologize for making it. When she refuses, he removes her from the workplace. #ableg
This is what @NickMilliken did to @MarieFrRenaud yesterday in the Legislature. It is irrelevant whether the cameras caught the intimidating conduct. It is irrelevant whether or not that conduct would be considered intimidating to anyone else. #ableg
What matters is the message sent loud & clear to any woman in the Legislature - you will remain silent and take it. And if you dare speak up, you will be targeted and punished. #ableg
This is actually not a partisan issue. This is about whether everyone - including elected officials - have a right to work free from bullying and harassment. #ableg
What is partisan is that the majority government members of the Legislative Assembly refused to even debate whether @NickMilliken still had the confidence of the House to serve as Deputy Speaker. Because he’s one of them. #ableg
So the answer is no. We are not all entitled to work free from bullying & harassment in the Legislature. Not if you’re an Opposition MLA. And if we raise a complaint about it, we will be punished too. Democracy in action under the UCP. #ableg
