Calgary’s police chief suing former HR director over public comments
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Calgary's police chief has filed a lawsuit against the service's former human resources director following accusations of a toxic work environment and behaviour within the service.
Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld has filed a lawsuit against the service’s former director of human resources following social media comments the lawsuit claims threaten confidential information about the police service.
Angela Whitney served as the Calgary Police Service (CPS) human resources director between 2019 and 2021 and resigned following a medical leave of absence. Almost three years later, Whitney began raising allegations of bullying and harassment during her time within CPS on social media.
In an interview with Global News, Whitney described a culture rife with harassment, bullying and discrimination that ran counter to best practices in human resources.
According to the statement of claim Neufeld filed on March 20, Whitney’s comments “have caused, and will continue to cause irreparable harm to CPS.”
The lawsuit argues the disclosure of confidential information about employees “engaged in HR processes” will have a “chilling effect” on employees’ willingness to trust and participate in the HR process, “thereby interfering with CPS’ ability to continue and modernize the HR process.”
Neufeld is seeking a permanent injunction preventing Whitney from making any further “inappropriate posts or interviews” related to the matter and making her pay for the legal costs of the civil action. The lawsuit notes several social media posts from Whitney’s account, including an open letter to Calgarians with her allegations, and comments she made in a Global News interview.
When Whitney resigned from her role at CPS, the service confirmed she was not bound to a non-disclosure agreement.
However, the lawsuit claims Whitney signed a “memorandum of agreement,” which included “standard confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses” due to the sensitive nature of the information she had access to during her time at the service.
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