[url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-davos-wraps-1.4503098:3himyzmj]Sport Minister Kent Hehr resigns from Trudeau cabinet amid sexual harassment allegations[/url:3himyzmj]
Federal Sport and Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr has resigned from cabinet pending an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement from Davos, Switzerland, saying he had accepted Hehr’s resignation awaiting the outcome of the probe.
"Harassment of any kind is unacceptable and Canadians have a right to live and work in environments free from harassment," he said.
"As a government, we take any allegations of misconduct extremely seriously, and we believe that it is important to support women who come forward with allegations and that is exactly what our government will do."
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The resignation comes after posts to Twitter alleging inappropriate behaviour. A woman said Hehr made women feel "unsafe" and made verbally suggestive remarks, including "you’re yummy."
T[size=150:3himyzmj]he tweets said women felt fearful about getting in the same elevator with Hehr at the Alberta Legislature, where he was a member from 2008 to 2015, and that Hehr had made unwanted sexually suggestive comments.[/size:3himyzmj]
