Liberal Senator Kenny’s alleged sexual transgressions

[Guest Derek L]

Surprised there isn’t a topic on this yet…….Anyways the Senate has now opened an investigation on the alleged sexual harassment on the part of the Senator……

Several of the reported incidents:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/colin-kenny-liberal-senator-faces-sexual-harassment-complaint-1.2433264

Pascale Brisson, a former assistant to Kenny, recently told CBC News that half her day was spent tending to his personal affairs rather than taking care of Senate business.

She also alleged Kenny sexually harassed her.

"He said sexual comments at work and also invited me over to his house for a few drinks," Brisson told Bureau.

"At that moment, I asked if it was related to work. He said he just wanted to get to know me. So, I refused the invitation."

Brisson also said Kenny asked her to wear high-heeled shoes to work and would stand with his hand on her waist when they were meeting alone in his office with the door closed.

And another couple dating back to the Chrétien Government era:

In 2001, Kenny was active in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a working group of politicians from NATO countries.

The group wrote a letter to the head of the Canadian delegation, then-Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish.

The letter, obtained by CBC News, alleges Kenny made frequent phone calls to a female intern and female staff member.

"In both cases, the women affected by this problem have indicated ... that the attention they received was unwelcome, upsetting and made their work environment uncomfortable," wrote Simon Lunn, who was at the time the secretary general to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

And another:

For several years, he operated two tanning salons in Ottawa. CandaceAmis worked for Kenny in 2003 when she was 19.

She says one night, when the two of them were alone in the salon, Kenny demanded sexual favours.

"He wanted to see my breasts and I did not want to do it. I made it clear that I was uncomfortable," she said.

"And he communicated to me that if I didn’t take my shirt off then I wasn’t 'performing' as to be expected, to the level he wanted me to perform at my job. And so, therefore, he would have no other choice but fire me. So I took my shirt off."

Amis said Kenny then told her to take off her pants, then to perform oral sex on him.

"I was in shock. And he communicated again that, are you going to give me a blow job or you’re going to lose your job. That was it, that was all. You’re going to take your shirt off, you’re going to take your pants off, you’re going to give me a blow job and that’s it."

Now as noted, the later two allegations occurred during the Chrétien government over 10 years ago……..My question(s), why has this taken over a decade to come to light and why wasn’t Kenny investigated during the Chrétien regime? I mean, if the alleged allegations are true, couldn’t it stand to reason that the most recent alleged incident could have been prevented?

Was this just one of those things that slipped through the cracks, or was there a cover-up by the then Liberal Government.

So that brings us to the current Liberal Party and Justin Trudeau:

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau‛s office said Thursday that Kenny has withdrawn from the Liberal caucus while the investigation continues.

”We can confirm that Senator Kenny informed us yesterday that he was withdrawing from the Liberal caucus effective November 13th, pending the outcome of an investigation by the Senate administration,” Kate Purchase wrote in an email to CBC News.

So did Kenny leave on his own cognisance or did Trudeau ask him to leave? A better question, if found guilty of these alleged incidents of sexual harassment, or worse, sexual assault, what would Mr Trudeau feel would be a suitable punishment for Senator Kenny? Or would young Mr Trudeau care about the punishment at all and prefer to delve into the “root causes” of Senator Kenny’s alleged behaviour?

I fully expect the same level of scrutiny on this alleged sexual scandal as was/is played towards Senators expenses and Mayoral usage of rock cocaine.

Edited November 22, 2013 by Derek L

[waldo]

Surprised there isn’t a topic on this yet…….Anyways the Senate has now opened an investigation on the alleged sexual harassment on the part of the Senator……

I fully expect the same level of scrutiny on this alleged sexual scandal as was/is played towards Senators expenses

soldier on! By the by... your expectation? Why do you equate the (alleged) transgressions of a single individual with those of the Harper Conservative (alleged) fraud squad? You know... that "only one person" who knew that Harper so emphatically spoke of!

[Guest Derek L]

soldier on! By the by... your expectation? Why do you equate the (alleged) transgressions of a single individual with those of the Harper Conservative (alleged) fraud squad? You know... that "only one person" who knew that Harper so emphatically spoke of!

And how do we know the (alleged) transgression was committed by a single person? As mentioned, one of these incidents was reported to a then Liberal MP, Carolyn Parish by NATO………And the CBC article was remiss in mentioning when the latest alleged incident occurred. Was Trudeau the Liberal Leader during the latest reported case? Did Trudeau (or the Liberal Party Hierarchy) know of the Senator’s alleged past? As I asked, did Trudeau ask Kenny to leave (prior to his day in court no doubt) or did Kenny leave on his own?

Due to the nature of the alleged crimes, I trust the Liberal Party of Canada will fully comply with the Senate authorities conducting the investigation, and if/when required, the RCMP…….

And when will Trudeau personally comment on Kenny’s (alleged) “ladies only nights”?

[waldo]

don't wear out the batteries in your channel changer!

[Moonlight Graham]

don't wear out the batteries in your channel changer!

Do you have to use the emoticon in such a high proportion of your MLW responses? It's really disrespectful. Respond to the posts & the posters, don't "laugh" at them.

[waldo]

laughing at the channel changing action is not laughing "at the poster"... perhaps you should play the ball, hey?

[scribblet]

Do you have to use the emoticon in such a high proportion of your MLW responses? It's really disrespectful. Respond to the posts & the posters, don't "laugh" at them.

Didn't someone just get a warning point for something similar ? That's why he's on ignore.

Anyhoo, Trudeau is quite the hypocrite for standing in the HOC accusing the PM of withholding information when he is holding back information about Senator Kenny.

[Topaz]

Any person charged with anything, should have due process and found guilty, pay their dues. No one is above the law, that goes for MP's MPP's, Mayors and especially PMs, whom ever they are.

[Jimmy Wilson]

Didn't someone just get a warning point for something similar ? That's why he's on ignore.

Anyhoo, Trudeau is quite the hypocrite for standing in the HOC accusing the PM of withholding information when he is holding back information about Senator Kenny.

You're not shocked that both the Liberals and the Conservatives want to change the channel on both parties using The Senate as a repository for crooked party bagmen(and women) are you?

The Conservatives and the Liberals are two sides of the same neoliberal Corporatist coin in this country...Both selling essentially the same thing but only changing in tone and presentation...

[PIK]

Typical, conservatives try to get money back from crook for taxpayers, to a lib that is a hanging offence, but a lib gets in trouble for sexual harrasment and who cares. LOL

[BubberMiley]

Didn't someone just get a warning point for something similar ?

How would you know, unless of course you are speaking of yourself? I don't believe warning points are public information.

[Icebound]

So did Kenny leave on his own cognisance or did Trudeau ask him to leave? A better question, if found guilty of these alleged incidents of sexual harassment, or worse, sexual assault, what would Mr Trudeau feel would be a suitable punishment for Senator Kenny? Or would young Mr Trudeau care about the punishment at all and prefer to delve into the “root causes” of Senator Kenny’s alleged behaviour?

I fully expect the same level of scrutiny on this alleged sexual scandal as was/is played towards Senators expenses and Mayoral usage of rock cocaine.

I wonder what piece-of-crap conservative media broke THIS story.

[Shady]

He's obviously an hibitual sexual predator, who needs to either resign or be forced out of office. He's a disgusting pervert.

[scribblet]

How would you know, unless of course you are speaking of yourself? I don't believe warning points are public information.

I'm not talking about myself, I think it was August who posted it.

[scribblet]

I wonder what piece-of-crap conservative media broke THIS story.

Not likely the same piece of crap media who break the anti conservative stories.

[Guest Derek L]

I wonder what piece-of-crap conservative media broke THIS story.

The link in the OP is to CBC.

[Guest Derek L]

Well how about that:

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/sen-kenny-says-sexual-harassment-complaint-is-without-merit-1.1555352

She outlined her allegations against Kenny to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in August, and eventually quit her job in September after working for three months in Kenny's office.

The Liberal Party didn’t respond to Brisson until October -- after she had followed up on her original message.

Deputy Liberal Leader Ralph Goodale said his party didn’t deliberately ignore Brisson’s original email -- it was just lost.

So 25 year old Pascale Brisson's pleas to Justin Trudeau over Senator Kenny's alleged sexual misconduct fell on deaf ears.......So, my question, what did the Liberal Party and Justin Trudeau know about the earlier reports of Kenny's alleged "issues"?

[Shady]

One has to wonder just what Justin's priorities are.

[bleeding heart]

Until I am offered a more reasonable and benign interpretation, I'm going to assume the primary priority is that of Power.

[jacee]

One has to wonder just what Justin's priorities are.

And what would Harper do in that situation?

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[Jimmy Wilson]

One has to wonder just what Justin's priorities are.

Well...Young Mr. Trudeau is a photogenic ,famous namesake,branding excercise to get the Liberal Party back into power...This is a party that is just as crooked,in terms of Senate appointments,as the Conservative party (or it's forerunner,the Progressive Conservative party).Hence his ruminations about keeping the Senate essentially the way it is.The only outrage the Liberals really have with Senate reform,or outright abolition,is that they won't be able to stack the Senate with THEIR party bagmen and women anymore...

A vacuous spokesperson who sends out feel good platitudes to make the populous want to vote Liberal...

He provides convenient cover for those that erroneously think the Liberal Party of Canada is the party of his father,namely a socially democratic party of the centre left...It is not...It is essentially,the Conservative Party of Canada with a smile...

The only real difference between the Conservative party and the Liberal party is in presentation and tone!

[Jimmy Wilson]

And what would Harper do in that situation?

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Appoint more senators...Then try to cover up illegal expenses...The obfuscate,deflect,and dodge when getting nailed to the wall by the Official Opposition...

[Argus]

laughing at the channel changing action is not laughing "at the poster"... perhaps you should play the ball, hey?

Small wonder Waldo wouldn't take a charge of sexual harrassment of women seriously...

[Topaz]

You guys would be surprised of the taxpayers money goes for sexual harassment on the Hill, it only makes headline when its a MP or senator.

[cybercoma]

And what would Harper do in that situation?.

Make Kenny the Minister for the Status of Women probably.