Green party leader Elizabeth May asks lawyer to investigate bullying claims
OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she asked for an independent investigation into allegations she harassed and verbally abused former staff in a bid to prove that she’s done nothing wrong.
The Green party on Monday hired Toronto lawyer Sheila Block to undertake the investigation after three former staff told The Toronto Star and The Hill Times that May was a bully.
The allegations come from a former interim party executive director, former director of finance and a former organizer, who complained that at various times May yelled at them, wrote disparaging comments about them in emails, cursed at them in conference calls or belittled them in front of others.
May said she is absolutely not a bully and has in fact fought against bullying. She conceded she’s not perfect and has bad days but, when she has lost her temper, she has apologized right away.