Two Canadian Security Intelligence Service surveillance officers pose for a photograph in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
DDThe Canadian Security Intelligence Service has recently faced a series of revelations about allegations of workplace harassment and assault. Here is a timeline about the situation.
July 2019: A B.C.-based CSIS officer later identified as "Jane Doe" in court documents begins to suffer what she says were a series of sexual assaults at the hands of a senior colleague. She says the assaults continue until February 2020
Spring 2021: A second B.C.-based officers says she suffers sexual assault at the hands of the same officer accused by Jane Doe
February 2022: "Jane Doe" files a lawsuit against CSIS
June 2023: Second B.C. CSIS officer files lawsuit against CSIS
September 2023: Jane Doe's lawsuit is dismissed on the grounds she hasn't exhausted CSIS's internal complaints process
Nov. 30, 2023: ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû publishes an investigation into the B.C. surveillance office of CSIS, including the two officers' sexual assault claims
Dec. 4, 2023: CSIS staff compile statistics for then director general of CSIS, David Vigneault, showing 49 claims of workplace harassment and violence since 2021. Eight are deemed "founded"
The same day, the officer accused of sexual assault in B.C. leaves CSIS
Dec. 5, 2023: Vigneault, holds a townhall meeting for all CSIS staff to address ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû report. He announces the accused officer's departure and pledges a series of reforms
May 2024: Thechief human resources officer for CSIS says in a report that there were 24 ongoing harassment investigations in 2023
This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published Sept. 12, 2024.
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