July 16, 2015 by admin

Senate ethics officer to look into harassment allegations against Don Meredith

OTTAWA — The Speaker of the Senate says the upper chamber’s ethics officer has been asked to look into Sen. Don Meredith over the results of an investigation into how he treated his office staff.
Leo Housakos publicly confirmed in a short statement Thursday morning that Meredith has been told he will undergo an ethics probe.
Housakos says he and other top senators on the Senate’s internal economy committee felt it was “imperative” the investigation results be referred to ethics officer Lyse Ricard.
Sources told The Canadian Press Wednesday night that six former staffers who spoke with outside investigators made allegations of workplace harassment against Meredith, saying he was a bully, rude and unprofessional towards his staff.
The former Conservative senator who now sits as an independent has not returned multiple requests for comment left for him Wednesday night.
Meredith is already under investigation by the Senate’s ethics officer after published allegations last month that he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl.