Article content Ottawa’s growing environmental problem is not toxic waste, but toxic work. Quite shocking, really, the number of high-level executives in the public sector who have left positions, or are sidelined, in a cloud of accusations about workplace harassment — sometimes sexual in nature. The corner office is lit with gloom. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Egan: Ottawa as a toxic workshop, with the servants saying 'no more' Back to video Our departed governor general is the most glaring example. When she resigned in January in a crossfire of accusations about toxic times at Rideau Hall, it was a first in Canadian history. Instead of handshakes and polite ceremony, there were tears, screaming and disgrace.