Canada's first accessibility commissioner facing investigation of claims that he mistreated staff
The Department of Justice has hired Quintet Consulting to investigate allegations made by a group of employees against Accessibility Commissioner Michael Gottheil. Gottheil has said he'll fully cooperate with the investigation and believes that no formal complaints have been filed.
The investigation comes months after the Canadian Human Rights Commission outlined for staff what it called "protective measures" dictating how meetings with Gottheil were to be conducted. Three senior employees left "critical management positions" after the concerns were raised with the commission, the letter said.
Gottheil is a governor-in-council appointee in a leadership role overseeing the enforcement of the Accessible Canada Act and its regulations. Roughly two dozen public servants at the commission help support Gottheil's work but do not report to him directly, since he is not an employee of the CHRC. "In that regard, I have always been committed to fair processes, and for those processes to run their proper course. I was not aware of the new allegations you have raised. In any event, allegations should be investigated, and a fair, impartial and comprehensive process is the appropriate way to do so."
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