Updates
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On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, I was invited to make a presentation to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights to comment on Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment...Sexual Harassment Law – Part 5: Sexual Harassment Protection for Federal Employees & Parliament Hill Staff
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Sexual Harassment Law – Part 1
On October 19, 2017, in the wake of #MeToo and the allegations of sexualized violence against Harvey Weinstein, I spoke to CBC Radio’s Information Morning Halifax about workplace sexual harassment. Th...Sexual Harassment Law – Part 1 -
Remembering the Westray Coal Mine Disaster Twenty-five Years Later
Twenty-five years ago, May 9, 1992, the Westray Coal Mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, blew up in a huge gas and coal dust explosion. Twenty-six miners, the entire shift underground at the time, wer...Remembering the Westray Coal Mine Disaster Twenty-five Years Later -
#WorkLawWednesday: Halifax, We Need to Talk about Sexual Harassment and Violence
A close family friend was walking by a group of teenage boys in a sports facility when he heard them talking about a female classmate who was not present. The boys were commenting on her appearance an...#WorkLawWednesday: Halifax, We Need to Talk about Sexual Harassment and Violence -
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace & Trump
On October 8, 2016, video surfaced of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump making sexually vulgar and demeaning comments about a particular woman and about women in general in a 2005 conversation ...Sexual Harassment in the Workplace & Trump -
Workplace Investigations Seminar Held on January 20, 2016
On January 20, 2016, PL’s Gail Gatchalian facilitated the Human Resources Association of Nova Scotia’s half-day Workplace Investigations Seminar. The objectives of the seminar were to learn ...Workplace Investigations Seminar Held on January 20, 2016 -
The Burden of Unresolved Conflict
In one of my favourite children’s books,[1] a panda named Stillwater teaches a young boy about the burden of unresolved conflict. The boy has had an argument with his brother, and instead of enjo...The Burden of Unresolved Conflict