The Liberal government has hired an outside consulting company to investigate the actions of Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette, who some staffers alleged has been acting like a drama queen..A report into Payette’s alleged actions will be completed by fall by Quintet Consulting Corporation and it will then be up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to decide on her fate..A litany of former staffers have complained about abusive behaviour from Payette with many leaving their jobs and seen in tears after meeting with her..“Both current and former employees of the OSGG (Office of the Secretary to the Governor-General) will be invited by the firm to voluntarily and confidentially share their perspectives,” the Privy Council Office said..Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc – himself a son of a former Gov.-Gen. – will oversee the review..The report will not be made public..CBC has reported Payette has been causing headaches for the RCMP security details by slipping away on foreign trips..Payette’s secrecy and resistance to working with the RCMP routinely sends her protective detail scrambling to fulfil last-minute requests and drives up spending on overtime, hotel and plane tickets, multiple sources told CBC News. . The force has also had to apologize for her behaviour to foreign security abroad because she treated them so poorly, said sources. .CBC reported RCMP confirmed there was more than a $1 million increase in spending to protect the Governor General in 2019-20 compared the previous fiscal year, when it cost $6.3 million. .Earlier is was reported Pyette had spent $141,000 to plan for a private staircase that was never built..But Pyette’s spokeswoman says Canadians don’t have to right to ask about her living arrangements..It was part of hundreds of thousands of dollars Pyette demanded in privacy upgrades before she would move into Rideau Hall – but she still hasn’t moved into her official residence almost three years into her five-year mandate. .More than $117,500 was also spent on a gate and series of doors to keep people away from Payette’s office, according to the National Capital Commission (NCC), which manages the official vice-regal residence..While a large chunk of the grounds of Rideau Hall are open to the public, Payette “wanted to come and go without anyone seeing her,” one source with knowledge of the project told the CBC..Multiple sources told CBC, Payette doesn’t like maintenance workers in her line of sight and even RCMP protection officers aren’t allowed to stand directly outside her office door and must hide in a room down the hallway.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .In June there were claims the Queen’s representative in Canada had seen a mass exodus of staff while reducing others to tears after dressing-downs..“Four members of Payette’s communications team have departed during the pandemic period alone. A fifth person is leaving this week and another two have taken leaves of absence. It’s just the latest wave of staff to quietly transfer out of the small office in response to mistreatment during Payette’s mandate,” multiple sources told the CBC..“This has gone from being one of the most collegial and enjoyable work environments for many of the staff to being a house of horrors – it’s bullying and harassment at its worst,” one source told CBC..Multiple sources told CBC Payette routinely complained of being tired, underfed and overworked..Payette, a former astronaut, was appointed Governor General on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in October 2017. Her term runs until 2022..At the beginning of her mandate, CBC reported, Payette put staff on the spot by quizzing them about outer space — asking them to name all the planets in the solar system, for example, or to state the distance between the sun and the moon..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
The Liberal government has hired an outside consulting company to investigate the actions of Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette, who some staffers alleged has been acting like a drama queen..A report into Payette’s alleged actions will be completed by fall by Quintet Consulting Corporation and it will then be up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to decide on her fate..A litany of former staffers have complained about abusive behaviour from Payette with many leaving their jobs and seen in tears after meeting with her..“Both current and former employees of the OSGG (Office of the Secretary to the Governor-General) will be invited by the firm to voluntarily and confidentially share their perspectives,” the Privy Council Office said..Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc – himself a son of a former Gov.-Gen. – will oversee the review..The report will not be made public..CBC has reported Payette has been causing headaches for the RCMP security details by slipping away on foreign trips..Payette’s secrecy and resistance to working with the RCMP routinely sends her protective detail scrambling to fulfil last-minute requests and drives up spending on overtime, hotel and plane tickets, multiple sources told CBC News. . The force has also had to apologize for her behaviour to foreign security abroad because she treated them so poorly, said sources. .CBC reported RCMP confirmed there was more than a $1 million increase in spending to protect the Governor General in 2019-20 compared the previous fiscal year, when it cost $6.3 million. .Earlier is was reported Pyette had spent $141,000 to plan for a private staircase that was never built..But Pyette’s spokeswoman says Canadians don’t have to right to ask about her living arrangements..It was part of hundreds of thousands of dollars Pyette demanded in privacy upgrades before she would move into Rideau Hall – but she still hasn’t moved into her official residence almost three years into her five-year mandate. .More than $117,500 was also spent on a gate and series of doors to keep people away from Payette’s office, according to the National Capital Commission (NCC), which manages the official vice-regal residence..While a large chunk of the grounds of Rideau Hall are open to the public, Payette “wanted to come and go without anyone seeing her,” one source with knowledge of the project told the CBC..Multiple sources told CBC, Payette doesn’t like maintenance workers in her line of sight and even RCMP protection officers aren’t allowed to stand directly outside her office door and must hide in a room down the hallway.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .In June there were claims the Queen’s representative in Canada had seen a mass exodus of staff while reducing others to tears after dressing-downs..“Four members of Payette’s communications team have departed during the pandemic period alone. A fifth person is leaving this week and another two have taken leaves of absence. It’s just the latest wave of staff to quietly transfer out of the small office in response to mistreatment during Payette’s mandate,” multiple sources told the CBC..“This has gone from being one of the most collegial and enjoyable work environments for many of the staff to being a house of horrors – it’s bullying and harassment at its worst,” one source told CBC..Multiple sources told CBC Payette routinely complained of being tired, underfed and overworked..Payette, a former astronaut, was appointed Governor General on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in October 2017. Her term runs until 2022..At the beginning of her mandate, CBC reported, Payette put staff on the spot by quizzing them about outer space — asking them to name all the planets in the solar system, for example, or to state the distance between the sun and the moon..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
