On the heels of the Me Too movement, the city of Montreal could soon be bringing about changes to its code of ethics for elected officials.
In its current form, the code mentions the word "respect", but does not include the word "harassment".
The opposition Ensemble Montreal party — the new name for Denis Coderre's old party — says it plans to table a motion at the next council meeting which it hopes will better define sexual misconduct.
"We're talking about sexual misconduct. The difference is important. Sexual harassment requires a repetitive nature, a repetitive action, whereas our proposition is one that requires even upon a single event, it triggers a necessity to have an investigation by the Quebec municipal council," said Lionel Perez.
The proposed amendment is also looking at mandatory training for elected officials.
The Projet Montreal-dominated executive committee says it's also looking to add harassment as an ethical violation for councillors, but the opposition suggests it wants stronger language.