Sexual harassment accusations explode

WINNIPEG — There were 20 allegations of sexual harassment and hundreds of accusations of other misconduct among Manitoba civil servants in the last fiscal year, the Progressive Conservative government said in a report released Tuesday.

Seven of the sexual harassment allegations were substantiated. The government would not say how many people, if any, were fired.

“We know it took tremendous courage for each and every one of these complainants to come forward, and so we were very grateful ... that we could get a snapshot of what we were dealing with,” said Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for the status of women.