Arbitrator Says NDP Staffer Who Alleged MPP Harassment Unjustly Terminated

Ontario MPP Michael Mantha leaves the chamber on Sept. 17, 2018. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

An Ontario NDP staffer who lost her job after complaining about workplace harassment was unjustly terminated, says a provincial arbitrator.

The constituency assistant in the Elliot Lake office of Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha had alleged in 2022 that Mantha engaged in workplace sexual harassment.