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A former member of the Parole Board of Canada breached government codes of conduct by sexually harassing female employees of the board, Canada's public sector integrity commissioner has ruled.Canada's public sector integrity commissioner has issued a report on a former member of the Parole Board of Canada who made 'unwanted advances' toward female employees.
"Evidence also shows that Parole Board of Canada management did not take adequate action to stop or document Mr. Sanford's behaviour in 2015. In fact, he was reappointed for a second term as a Board Member in 2020 and subsequently behaved inappropriately towards at least two other female employees." Solloway's report says the first incidents her office investigated dated back to 2014 and 2015, when an employee reported that Sanford flirted with her, pressed his thighs against hers and put his hands on her shoulders and arms. Her report says that in 2015, while planning upcoming official travel, Sanford suggested he and the employee reserve rooms in a hotel separate from other officials and have a private dinner, then sent her a link to a song about having an affair.
The report says incidents involving a fourth employee took place in 2021 and 2022. It says they included Sanford asking the employee for dates, putting his hands on her shoulders while she was working at her desk and "making specific and lewd comments" about her body. "Moreover, Parole Board of Canada management trivialized Mr. Sanford's misconduct by advising him to 'refrain from being too friendly with the public servants,' thus diluting any attempts to convey that his conduct was completely unacceptable and not to be repeated," Solloway wrote.
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