Green party defending leader Elizabeth May from accusations of bullying
The Green party is defending leader Elizabeth May amid allegations of bullying from former employees, arguing that she wouldn’t be criticized for similar behaviour if she were a man.
The allegations, which were first reported by The Toronto Star on Saturday, come from three former employees who accuse May of creating a hostile work environment by yelling at employees and putting them down in front of colleagues.
Rob Rainer, one of the accusers who spoke to The Canadian Press, was an interim executive director at the party for seven months in 2014. He said coming forward with his experience was important because he continued to hear that other staffers were being bullied.
Rainer said the timing also seemed right, as the #MeToo movement highlights workplace misconduct of a sexual nature.