An investigation into the alleged mistreatment of young female officers at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) came to light and the victims are speaking out.
A Canadian Press investigation looked into allegations of rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture at the nations’s top spy agency.
Two B.C. female officers came forward to the news outlet and shared disturbing details about being sexually assaulted by a fellow officer, a man who was supposed to be their mentor and coach.
The abuse allegedly took place inside CSIS surveillance vehicles during secret missions.
The report goes on to detail how other supervisors informed them that other women had previously complained in the past about the man in question.
“Nothing was done, and I started hearing these stories that there was this history of all these women (who) used to be working at our region. They used to be there, and they all had the same thing to say, and they all just ended up leaving,” one of the officers said to the Canadian Press.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently responded to the allegations during a non-related announcement in Ajax and said the reports were a “deep concern.”
“These allegations are absolutely unacceptable. We need to make sure that everyone in every workplace, no matter how delicate or sensitive or secret the work is that they are doing, is protected, particularly for people who serve their country,” he told reporters on Thursday.
This isn’t the first time CSIS has come under scrutiny.
Back in 2021, a Muslim former intelligence officer also went public about her experience at the agency this time, alleging racism.
