runaway All in one morningon airwaves from ICI Première, Mr Dagher indicated that if there was indeed a toxic working climate within SPAL, it had existed since 2010.

When I arrived I was informedsaid the one who took office in 2017. However, his senior officials assured him of this everything was goodadded Mr. Dagher.

The latter eventually met with the staff without the managers and found that there was indeed a problem, which was confirmed by an expert report commissioned by the manager SPAL and delivered in November 2017.

After receiving the report, I suspended two of the executives involved in the document; They were the two people who told me everything was fineargues Mr Dagher.

The leader of SPAL also clarified that two of the three other executives referred to in the report have been transferred elsewhere within the organization. Mr. Dagher justifies his actions with the fact that the investigations did not allow clear evidence of harassment; a single person named in the report, the one least affected by the allegationskept his position.

Fady Dagher also claims that since the report was published, many managers have worked tirelessly to further improve the working atmosphere within the company SPAL; would have revealed a confidential survey conducted at the end of 2018excellent results in terms of improving working conditions, he says.

However, the police chief acknowledges that there may still be changes.

When employees still feel the need to reach out to the media to say they don’t feel heard, that’s an important realization for me, and I need to open my door even more to be able to listen to them.he said, referring to the cover of the MontrealJournalThursday that conjures Harassment and intimidation at Longueuil police.

In no way do I want to belittle or overlook the fact that people are turning to the media; it means I haven’t done enough or the team hasn’t done enough and we will continue to do more.

Measures taken

Mr Dagher also claims to have hired a number of specialists to improve the mental health of his troops, in addition to organizing a series of meetings and training sessions.

What I want to say to my managers is never let gohe mentioned again.

” Is the climate today like it was in 2017? No way. is he perfect no Are there any improvements? Yes. »

The Longueuil police chief also dismisses the idea that the information contained in the article in the MontrealJournal risks damaging his reputation despite promoting a different style of leadership and a more progressive police force for several years.

Whether it hurts my reputation or not, I’ll be honest, I don’t give a shithe blurted out.

On the other hand, let’s get the real factscontinued Mr. Dagher, recalling the results of the internal survey of the SPAL that the working atmosphere has greatly improved since he took office.