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Building Stronger Workplaces.

Building Stronger Workplaces.

Investigator Chronicles Ep. 5  ft. Lisa Southern

In Episode 5, Lisa Southern, a founding partner of Southern Law in Vancouver and the first Integrity Commissioner for the City of Vancouver, joins Investigator Chronicles host Christine Thomlinson to talk about her path from labour and employment lawyer to adjudicator to investigator, and what her career across hearing rooms and institutional files has taught her about running a fair, effective process.

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Investigator Chronicles Ep. 4 ft. Dayna Boyko

In Episode 4, Dayna Boyko — child forensic interviewing specialist, president of Helix Investigative Consulting Inc., and retired Toronto Police Service (TPS) investigator — joins our Investigator Chronicles host, Christine Thomlinson, to talk about how to get accurate, reliable accounts from child complainants and witnesses.

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Investigator Chronicles Ep. 3  ft. Rupa Karyampudi

In Episode 3, workplace investigator Rupa Karyampudi joins our Investigator Chronicles host, Christine Thomlinson, to talk about designing a more accessible investigation process for participants with disabilities and neurodivergence.

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From Case to Practice: What Makes a Workplace Harassment Investigation “Appropriate in the Circumstances?”

Alyssa Gassi began working as a Municipal Prosecutor for The Corporation of the County of Lambton (the “County”) on October 28, 2024. Her employment was terminated on a with-cause basis on April 4, 2025.

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Investigator Chronicles Ep. 2 ft. Rachel Turnpenney

In Episode 2, lawyer and workplace investigator Rachel Turnpenney joins our Investigator Chronicles host, Christine Thomlinson, to talk about lawyers having to make the shift from an advocate’s mindset to a neutral investigator’s mindset when conducting workplace investigations…

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Investigator Chronicles Ep. 1 ft. Cory Boyd

In the first episode of our new Investigator Chronicles series, Cory traces his path into investigation work through the Ontario Human Rights Commission, where reading the reports from investigators first piqued his interest, and reflects honestly on what the work really involves.

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From Case to Practice: When Training Falls Short

A pilot with Sunwing Airlines (the “pilot”) was fired in 2023 for sexually harassing a flight attendant on a layover at a resort hotel. The flight attendant (“AB”) brought a complaint and an external investigator found that the pilot engaged in the following behaviour…

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Leading for clarity, capacity, and care: A call to reinforce respect

I attended the “HR Leaders Summit Canada” conference last week, and participated in a panel where we discussed how human resources can lead organizations for “clarity, capacity, and care.” My co-panelists (Mark Edgar, Rawan El-Komos, and Momina Javaid, moderated by Donna Gray) had much insight and excellent ideas for HR professionals.

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