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Julie Payette and her friend and top staffer Assunta Di Lorenzo oversaw a “toxic’ and “poisoned” workplace which drove many employees away, and left others sick or stressed out by the “hostile or negative” working conditions, an independent report confirms.torstar.co/A1Hr50DkAqZ

Employees, past and present, reported “allegations of yelling, screaming, aggressive conduct, demeaning comments and public humiliations,” the reviewers summarized. torstar.co/A1Hr50DkAqZ

Trudeau said a rigorous vetting process had been followed prior to her installation. But it failed to reveal Payette had left a trail of misery in two previous workplaces, the Montreal Science Centre and the Canadian Olympic Committee.

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“So many careers and lives have been negatively impacted because of these two tyrants. The staff at Rideau Hall will need a new Governor General and a Secretary who demonstrate compassion, kindness, empathy and humanity," a former employee said.

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Payette said she was “sorry” for tensions that had arisen since the review was launched, but wrote: “We all experience things differently, but we should always strive to do better, and be attentive to one another’s perceptions.”

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