Female members of the NDP government and journalists have shed their sleeves in protest over the recent enforcement of a decades-old about proper attire in the chamber
A dress code debate at British Columbia’s legislature has prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in protest.
Acting sergeant-at-arms Randy Ennis says members of his office’s staff have been enforcing a decades-old rule about proper attire at the legislature. From right: Bhinder Sajan, Shannon Waters, Liza Yuzda, Justine Hunter, Jen Holmwood, Katie DeRosa, Tanya Fletcher and Kylie Stanton pose in their short sleeves at the legislature in Victoria on March 28, 2019.Several members of the New Democrat government’s staff say they’ve been approached by sergeant-at-arms staff recently and told it’s against the rules to wear short-sleeved attire in the legislature and were told to cover up.
Ennis says he will meet with the legislature’s clerk to discuss the issue and determine if a dress code update is required. The office of the sergeant-at-arms recently circulated a media conduct brochure that says men must wear shirts and ties but makes no mention of a dress code for women.
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