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Federal Employment Minister Patty Hajdu voiced support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday about an 18-year-old procrastination allegation made against her – making her the first member from his cabinet to directly address the controversy publicly. She supports Trudeau's response to the alleged incident.
On Friday, Trudeau told CBC Radio's Metro Morning that he had apologized for putting the woman in question uncomfortably, but argued that he did not remember any negative interaction. "I'm really proud of a prime minister who understands that you can believe that you have not had any negative interactions with anyone – I think we can think about that in all of different kinds of situations – and find out later, someone perceived this interaction in a completely different way and thinks about how our behavior and the way we weave their way around the world have an impact on others, "said Hajdu on CBC Radio. The House on Friday
The allegation dates back to the year 2000, when a Trudeau of 28 years old, while a teacher, was visiting a music festival in Creston, BC
The incident is alleged to take place at the Kokanee Summit, where money was raised for the Avalanche Foundation, a charitable organization to which Trudeau participated after his brother, Mic hel, died in an avalanche in 1998.
An unsigned editorial appeared in Creston Valley Advance after the event, accusing Trudeau of "fumbling" and "inappropriately manipulating" a young journalist while She was on badignment. He suggests that the woman felt "disrespectful" but did not provide any other details about what happened
. The former editor of the newspaper told CBC News that she remembered what the reporter had told her: "It was very brief."
Neither the woman nor the Prime Minister's Office responded to a request for confirmation of this detail
A plea for privacy
Earlier this year, CBC News s 39 is maintained by telephone with the woman the subject of the editorial. She said that she was not interested in being badociated with another history cover.
She first asked that her name not be used and that she was no longer contacted about the story, but she issued a written statement to Friday night confirming the 39 and publicly identify as Rose Knight.
"The incident mentioned in the editorial took place, as stated," she writes. "Mr. Trudeau apologized the next day, I did not pursue the incident at that time and I will not proceed with the incident, I had no further contact with Mr. Trudeau, before or after he became prime minister. " [19659014"Sijem"excused"itwasbecauseshewbadocomfortableatwork"saysTorontoMetroMorning 1:25
Trudeau first personally commented on the allegation Sunday and was told asked questions about it. the week.
"I will not speak for the woman in question, I would never presume to speak for her, but I know that there is a lot of thinking to be done as a society about"
Recent Comments from Trudeau represent "exactly the kind of leadership I admire," said Hajdu
MP Michelle Rempel and the Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, with Rempel accusing Monsef of refusing to stand up to Trudeau about the allegation and tell him to "cultivate a pair" – and Monsef retorting that Rempel was repeating "irresponsible, imprudent" stereotypes
However, an expert brought by Trudeau to provide anti-harbadment training to the Liberals during of their recent party congress said that his treatment of the allegation raises questions about what should be expected of men in posts from
Julie Lalonde said that there was a great that "What do we want from men who hurt women?"
The Prime Minister said that his memory was no longer the object of all attention.
"It's not just my experience that counts here," he said. "Even though I do not think I have done anything wrong, it's no longer the whole story."
Lalonde said that she thought that the Prime Minister's response was "a perfectly reasonable answer" when he did not really remember the alleged incident, the editorials of the Prime Minister. Trudeau editorial however apologized at the time, but some critics say that excuses are not enough.
For months, says Lalonde, she is asking folks from federal politics – including members of the NDP and Liberal caucus – what they saw as a sufficient effort to redeem themselves, and no one's n & # 39; He had an answer.
"We want men to apologize. We want them to pay restitution, but when they do, we call it money, "she told CBC radio on Friday
" Qu & # Are we waiting for him 18 years later? "
Lalonde cited several options on the table for the Prime Minister, including He resigned and abandoned his policy of zero tolerance for badual misconduct.
The subjectivity of the situation is one thing, but Mr. Lalonde said that it was necessary to ensure that the legal limits of badual harbadment do not become the reference, which is inappropriate.
"Men come back all the time for, I don" t say. did not intend to hurt you, I did not intend to do that, it was not my intention, "she said." [It] does not matter. At the end of the day, someone was hurt by your actions. This should be your baseline. "
Lalonde argued that although people should learn from this incident and continue to ask tough questions, it should not be pursued without the consent of the woman involved."
One of the people involved in this incident could perpetuate a culture of silencing victims of badual badault, she added.
"I think this discussion definitely brings more survivors into silence," she said. to be calm because they saw the circus is this story … I think other people see this and say, "I do not want that target on my back." [19659002] Trudeau's public comments on this incident
In January, Chris Hall, host of CBC Radio, questioned Trudeau about badual badault and badual harbadment, and he asked if he there was a possibility that at some point one or more of Tr's activities udeau
"I do not think so," Trudeau replied. "I've been very, very careful all my life to be thoughtful, to respect the space of people and people's headspace."
This interview took place while Trudeau Addressed allegations of badual harbadment against Minister Kent Hehr. In this case, Trudeau ordered an investigation; Hehr subsequently resigned from the cabinet. Years earlier, Trudeau also quickly dealt with allegations of misconduct against Liberal MPs Scott Andrews and Mbadimo Pacetti, dismissing them from caucus.
"There is no context in which someone is not responsible for what he's done," Trudeau told Hall.
