Human Resources committee  I can start. I have revisited the article I wrote for Vice a couple of times, but most of the perpetrators of that kind of behaviour are no longer employed on Parliament Hill either. I was thinking about that too and what I could say about it. When I went through it, the four-

Human Resources committee  This might sound silly, but making sure that food is being served, and not just alcohol, might help. It's generally seen as a normal thing to do, but a lot of times it's a sanctioned event and it's quite alcoholic. I think that's good party planning. Many times I would walk int

Human Resources committee  I actually don't think that's a bad idea. I mentioned having this idea of a culture champion, people whose role in these social events is to make sure that people are safe, that people aren't getting over-served, or that if somebody looks uncomfortable, there is someone who can g

Human Resources committee  Okay, I understand.

Human Resources committee  I would agree that I probably would have been more likely to go a third party who was impartial and at arm's length than to report to anybody internal.

Human Resources committee  In 2011, when I first started, there was actually no official recourse.

Human Resources committee  I worked for at the NDP, which gave me a little bit of a benefit because we had a union that would help us with grievances. But there was no central House of Commons force that could adjudicate or look at that. I did know what I could do through the NDP, but I didn't know exactly

Human Resources committee  I think that is just as important, because intervention by bystanders could really be helpful, especially when you're talking about power imbalances. When the person who's inferior, politically, might be the one who's the victim, having somebody who has a bit more power political

Human Resources committee  I speak French, so I understand what you are saying.

Human Resources committee  I don't hear the interpretation, if there is interpretation happening.

Human Resources committee  Building culture is really difficult, and I think it's even harder to change a culture once you have one that is as pervasive and as negative as the culture on the Hill was. One thing that really does change a culture is diversity and inclusion. I know that isn't exactly the easi

Human Resources committee  There were a lot of reasons why I left the second time. The job was not the best fit as well.

Human Resources committee  I was doing logistics, and it wasn't the right fit for me, but I think my physical health was the real barrier to my continuing on the Hill. There was the October 22 shooting, and then a couple of years later there was the sexual harassment scandal. Then I had a nervous breakdo

Human Resources committee  My name is Beisan Zubi. I am a former Parliament Hill staffer. I worked on the Hill twice, first from January 2011 to September 2012 as a political researcher in the NDP's media team, and then again in 2014 as a communication and logistics assistant in the NDP House leader's offi