How zero is zero tolerance in sexual harassment allegations?

Trudeau, for his part, says he doesn’t remember any “negative interactions.”

So, it boils down to a he says-she says situation, at very low volume. Since Knight’s paper, the Creston Advance, published a short editorial on it at the time, it’s not one of those allegations that surfaces years later. This one just happens to have been revived by a journalist who was directed to the editorial.

Trudeau has been a pro-feminist prime minister who sets high standards for his cabinet. Some say he should apply those standards to himself and order an investigation.

This case is considerably different than many of the other celebrity sexual misconduct cases over the past couple of years. The person offended didn’t bring it up and doesn’t want it pursued. There are no specifics about what might have occurred other than that it might have involved a “brief” touch on a buttock. It happened long before Trudeau entered politics, so it wasn’t a case of abuse of power.

One line of thinking says we should always support the alleged victim but she isn’t asking for support. What we have is a fuzzy set of circumstances from many years ago. What’s clear is that there’s no evidence the Justin Trudeau of today believes it’s in any way OK to “handle” women.

As Trudeau says, we all need to “reflect.” Indeed, how zero is zero tolerance in sexual misbehavior cases?

The fair conclusion has to be that if Trudeau is to lose his job, it should be in the next election.

I’m Mel Rothenburger, the Armchair Mayor.

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How zero is zero tolerance in sexual harassment allegations?

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