Human Resources committee  I can't emphasize enough how important it is to deal with these as swiftly as possible. The longer these investigations drag on.... It is extremely difficult and poisonous for the work environment. We experience investigations.... We currently have one that has been going on for

Human Resources committee  Certainly I know we've testified in previous committees about harassment from our clients or the inmates we're in charge of in care in custody. That presents a different element of harassment within the workplace. Aside from harassment occurring with supervisors or even among col

Human Resources committee  A pleasure.

Human Resources committee  I'll answer your question about the involvement of the health and safety committees. First of all, sometimes we'll see a complaint go in, and it could even be a violent harassment complaint. What's the plan if the individual ends up coming back to the institution? This is why we

Human Resources committee  I'm from Ontario, Millhaven, but I'm the national union president for the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers.

Human Resources committee  The problem we have is that nobody has any confidence in the system. They don't feel there's any impartiality when we're talking about the internal complaints. That's why we're talking about having committee involvement and making sure we're involved in who's hearing these compla

Human Resources committee  I would echo the comments of my colleague to ensure that it's enshrined in the act itself. As she pointed out earlier, a change in government could mean a change to the regulations. It has to be enshrined there, and it has to be very, very clear. That's laid out in our recommenda

Human Resources committee  Thank you. One of the major concerns we have from our perspective as well is around the internal complaints resolution issue. Internal complaint resolution is favoured in the bill; however, if a complaint related to occurrences of harassment or violence cannot be resolved betwee

Human Resources committee  Yes, I can.