Canadore is the process of responding, legally, to allegations of discrimination.

A letter from a Toronto law firm obtained by BayToday says stories date back a decade.

Allegations listed include:
– Sexual misconduct including engaging in sexual acts on campus
– Sexual harassment including lewd remarks, comments, and gestures
– Bullying and psychological harassment
– Discrimination
– Retaliation, retributions, and reprisals
– Systematic character denigration
– Coordinated and deliberate sabotage of others’ careers

 

Here is the full statement from the college:

Canadore College takes the culture of our organization and our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our students, faculty and staff very seriously. Our policies and the steps we take to address complaints are very clearly outlined in our Respectful College Community Policy.

Last week we received a letter from a lawyer for a former contract employee at the College. This letter alleges that the contractor had been subject to discrimination on the basis of a pregnancy leave, an issue arose when her fixed term contract was not renewed many months after her return from her pregnancy leave. The College is in the process of responding to that allegation and will file its legal response in due course. However, in addition to the complaint by the contractor, this letter made reference to a number of anonymous allegations regarding one of our staff members, but no names, dates or details whatsoever were provided.

As per our policies, we have contacted this lawyer and are in the process of trying to secure further details about these anonymous allegations in order for the College to have a thorough understanding and review the situation. To date we have not received any such details. It is important to remember that all individuals involved in any internal investigations have due process rights.

The College is committed to due process however, in absence of any details regarding the anonymous complaints, due process is impossible. It is disappointing that the information necessary to allow the College to even begin the process of reviewing the situation has yet to be provided. As soon as we receive the requested information we will act upon it as appropriate.

It would be unfair and inappropriate for the College to comment further at this point. Typically, these internal matters are conducted in confidence in order to ensure all persons’ rights are respected, and the College sees no reason to depart from this practice.

 

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