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After coming forward, the complainant was told from the top to stay silent and not to talk it out with anyone on the fire department.
After coming forward, the complainant was told from the top to stay silent and not to talk it out with anyone on the fire department.
A ritualistic dishwashing competition at an Ottawa fire station last year escalated to choking, and later that day a supervisor discouraged the victim — an openly non-binary rookie firefighter — from reporting it, two internal fire department investigations obtained by CBC have found.
“This situation started off as a physical interaction that was consensual by both parties as implied by mutual participation in shoving one another."
“This situation started off as a physical interaction that was consensual by both parties as implied by mutual participation in shoving one another."