STATEMENT

The Honourable Leo Housakos, Speaker of the Senate

Senate Steering Committee refers Meredith matter to Senate Ethics Office

OTTAWA, July 16, 2015 Senate Speaker Leo Housakos, Chair of the Steering Committee of the
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration confirms that a report on the
Workplace Assessment of Independent Senator Don Merediths office, initiated by former Speaker
Pierre-Claude Nolin, was received by the committee Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
Following careful review and discussion of the information contained in the report, the Steering
Committee concluded it was imperative that the matter be referred to the Senate Ethics Officer.
Senator Meredith has been informed of this decision and will receive a copy of the report.
The Senate is committed to ensuring all parties involved in this matter are afforded the due diligence to
which they are entitled and that all actions and measures taken will be appropriate.
At the request for privacy and anonymity by several of the employees who took part in the Workplace
Assessment, we will provide no further detail or comment.
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