One woman s frustrating, futile fight for justice after being sexually harassed
Liz LeClair, who has spent her career raising money for non-profit foundations and organizations, says she was harassed by a wealthy donor. She tried to make her harasser accountable. But everywhere she turned, she says, the systems failed her.
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Fundraiser Liz LeClair says she was harassed by a wealthy donor. A daunting quest for accountability followed
Posted: May 12, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 12
Liz LeClair says there are systemic barriers to justice for victims of sexual harassment.(Robert Short/CBC)
He commented on her breasts, her legs and her clothing.
Halifax man who won human rights case against police says the officers got off easy
Halifax s Gyasi Symonds says he s glad he won his human rights complaint against the Halifax Regional Police but he says the two officers who racially discriminated against him got off with a slap on the wrist.
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Posted: May 06, 2021 5:18 PM ET | Last Updated: May 6
Gyasi Symonds has won his human rights complaint against Halifax Regional Police and the Halifax Regional Municipality after 2 police officers followed him to his downtown office building in 2017 and issued a ticket for jaywalking. (Submitted by Gyasi Symonds )
Joseph Fraser, the new CEO of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, says in addition to tackling accessibility and racism, he wants to find ways to make the commission more effective and efficient.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 19
Samantha Chapman says she contacted the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission to ask about filing a sexual harassment complaint but was turned away because of the 12-month limit.(Dave Laughlin/CBC)
A second woman who says she was sexually harassed while working at a Halifax-area recycling depot is calling for legislative changes after she was turned away from the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission because she did not contact them within the required 12 months.
Samantha Chapman worked at Beaver Enviro in Spryfield from June 2017 until November 2018, when she went on maternity leave.
It wasn t until last September that she contacted the commission to inquire about making a formal complaint.