Advisory council could strip Julie Payette of her Order of Canada
As governor general, Julie Payette presented one of the country’s most prestigious civilian honours to hundreds of accomplished Canadians. Now, an advisory council is thinking about taking her own Order of Canada away.
Well, it is about time!
Only seven people have ever been expelled from the Order of Canada in its more than 50-year history, according to Rideau Hall. No one has ever been dropped from the order due to allegations of harassment.
Allegations? They were FACTUAL!
Rideau Hall received a request to revoke Payette’s Order of Canada from a member of the public shortly after Payette’s resignation six months ago. The complaint came after an external review found Payette had presided over a “toxic” and “poisonous” workplace that drove many employees to quit Rideau Hall or go on sick leave.
See, FACT!
According to the regulations, the Order of Canada is a gift of the Crown and can be revoked if an individual is convicted of a criminal offence or engages in conduct that “constitutes a significant departure from generally-recognized standards of public behaviour which is seen to undermine the credibility, integrity or relevance of the order, or detracts from the original grounds upon which the appointment was based.”
So she meets the criteria for the removal of her from the Order of Canada.
In 2017, the Queen named Payette an Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canada to recognize her appointment as governor general.
The Queen released Payette from her viceregal role on Jan. 22 in response to a request from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
So the removal of an honour has already happened. It MUST happen again.
A toxic workplace is NEVER acceptable. And those who CAUSED it must accept ALL repercussion of it.
Talk that “oh, she has suffered so much already” PALES in comparison to all the people who had to work UNDER her.
So not only must she lose the honour, her pension for her few months of abuse needs to be corrected too.
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