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A third-party investigation into workplace harassment, discrimination and assault in the ranks of the Sarnia police was flawed, an Ontario Ministry of Labour report says.
The April 20 report says Toronto lawyer Helen Daniel, who was hired to conduct the investigation ordered by the ministry, did not interview six witnesses referenced by the complainant and misapplied the definition of workplace violence.
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“The workplace violence definition under the (Occupational Health and Safety Act) does not require any intent,” the report says.
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An investigative report into workplace harassment allegations in the Sarnia Police Service should not be released publicly because of ongoing legal matters, the city’s solicitor says.
“There is pending litigation and potential liability in releasing the redacted or unredacted report, so my recommendation to the (police services) board at this time … (is) that the board hold and not release the report,” said David Logan, Sarnia’s general manager of corporate services.
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His comments came Thursday as Sarnia’s police board considered a request from city council to make public, with names redacted, the report by third-party lawyer Helen Daniel.