Canada’s first accessibility commissioner resigned during legal combat with the federal government, including external surveys of claims that abused the staff.
A lawyer representing Michael Gottheil said he submitted his notification last week that he wanted to quit his job last week.
“I will do what I have been doing for more than 35 years in the future. It supports human rights, accessibility for the disabled, and the rule of law,” said Peter Engerman, a lawyer, Peter Engerman.
GotTheil appealed last year’s federal government and unknown staff of the Canadian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) with more than 2 million dollars, including constructive dismissal, honor AM loss, and violations of the Charter rights.
Last month, the government submitted a lawsuit that claims to reject the lawsuit. Gottheil’s “bullying and flexible acts” argued that he is almost responsible for the conflict in the workplace, and his “inappropriate” actions have been appointed by an external survey. It turned out that it violated the violence and harassment rules of the dominant workplace.
The government’s defense statement said that he had taken Gottheil on an anger management course, undergoing leadership training with coaches, and ordered other courses to complete other courses.
Neither GotTheil’s claim or the government’s defense statement has been tested in court. GotTheil’s lawsuit stated that the final report of the investigation had found that he had no evidence in many claims to him.
The government has appointed Gottheil for the work of the newly created accessibility commissioner in 2022, and explained it as a “historic” movement. His role was to guarantee that private companies regulated by government agencies and federal governments would follow Canada’s accessibility law.
The workplace problem emerged in the first year of Gottheil. Former David Lametti has ordered the Ministry of Justice to start an external investigation by Ottawa’s company to consider the treatment of CHRC staff, which costs more than $ 230,000.
According to the Minister of Justice David Lametti, a third party is investigating the concerns of the workplace, including Canadian’s first accessibility commissioner Michael Gototail. Gottheil says he doesn’t know the complaint and looks forward to a fair and fair process.
The staff of the committee was assigned to support GOTTHEIL’s job, but did not report directly to him because he was an appointment of the governor, not the CHRC employee.
The government’s defense statement stated that the presentation was S -humiliation and did not reflect “his status or knowledge” in a GOTTHEIL on -boarding meeting in 2022, and he hit the table with his fist or hand. I spoke loudly with me.
Another meeting in November 2022 said that GOTTHEIL was also involved in “heated discussions” with CHRC employees and was aggressive against them.
Later, some of the staff of the meeting expressed concern about what happened and the patterns of behavior, including “intimidating and aggressive behavior” during the first six months of GOTTHEIL. The statement was stated. Defense statements have left the units, except for one of the employees who reported concerns, had left units that helped to support GOTTHEIL’s work.
The government’s defense statement states that an external survey of Ottawa has shown the pattern of “anger and physical symptoms of anger in different days and places”, which is “objective”. It was a threat.
GotTheil’s lawsuit is in multiple cases, and that the investigator discovers that “in humiliation and sneaky remarks” including the on -boarding meeting or the November 2022 meeting in November 2022. He said he had concluded.
The person in charge of the Canadian accessibility law is currently investigating himself. Some employees claim to be the accessibility commissioner Michael Gotttail abuse staff. Gottheil denies those accusations.
His lawsuit also stated that many comments in the report about how his actions were “recognized” “clearly related to his obstacles.”
Gottheil was a blind and difficult hearing for Asher’s syndrome, sometimes speaking loudly, and when he did not know the expression of the people, or when they finished talking, his lawsuit said.
GotTheil’s claimed statement is also a committee member, including the fact that he was given a repeated document that was not accessible, and that the request for accommodation was regularly “ignored or frustrated.” He argued that he faced “permanent discrimination”. He also argued that the government did not investigate his concerns.
The Defense statement said that since his appointment, all Gottheil’s demands for accommodation have been satisfied.
Gottheil’s concerns were out of the scope of an external survey, but he would have been encouraged to share them with investigators and submit another formal complaint.
Gottheil said he had taken an online course requested by the Bagle, and apologized to Gottheil a test that he said he couldn’t access him. Later, Defense statements said that the department had given him an accessible format.
Gottheil’s reply to this month’s defense statement said he was told to answer the test by email. He responded to email, saying, “The process is impaired.”
His lawsuit also reported in 2023 that his employee sent a letter to the Minister of Justice to the Minister of Justice, who claimed to the workplace of the “psychologically safe and difficult work environment” to the workplace. We are looking for damage.
His lawsuit denied these claims, called them in a slander, and said in a final report of the investigation that there was no such discovery.
The committee spent nearly $ 13,000 on global arbitration Siminal Corporation to identify the source of CBC news reports in 2023. It was unable to prove that it violated the Committee’s ethical norms.
CHRC states in a statement to CBC News, “I’m deeply committed to Barrier -free Canada,” and wait for a new accessibility commissioner to be appointed, and work on “option search” to continue this work. I am.