Former Alberta UCP staffer alleges sexual harassment, heavy drinking in lawsuit against premier’s office
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A former UCP staff member has launched a lawsuit against the office of the premier of Alberta and it has at least one UCP MLA calling on Jason Kenney to resign.
A former UCP staff member has launched a lawsuit against the office of the premier of Alberta and it has at least one UCP MLA calling on Jason Kenney to resign.
In a statement of claim filed Oct. 1, Ariella Kimmel — the former chief of staff to the minister of jobs, economy and innovation — alleges sexual harassment, fabrication rumours of her leaking stories and heavy drinking by ministers and senior staffers inside the legislature.
None of the allegations has been proven in court. A statement of defence has not yet been filed.
The statement of claim says that on Oct. 19, 2020, Kimmel went into the office of Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen, where she discovered him drinking alcohol with another chief of staff. The statement also notes Kimmel was previously in an on-again, off-again romantic relationship with Dreeshen prior to her role as chief of staff.
The pair in the office told Kimmel they were going to another legislative office for drinks, to which Kimmel said she would meet them there after she finished work.
Later that evening, the statement claims Kimmel met the pair at another minister’s office, where they had been joined by another minister, staffer and a former MLA.
“The plaintiff immediately observed that all the individuals were heavily intoxicated,” the statement of claim reads.
Kimmel was concerned about how intoxicated Dreeshen was and encouraged him to stop drinking, after which he “aggressively yelled at her to the point of where she was in tears and a concerned bystander intervened,” the statement alleges.
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