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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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From Case to Practice: Applying Factual Findings to the Statutory Threshold for Workplace Harassment

In the last edition of From Case to Practice, we discussed a recent decision by Arbitrator Hart which looked in-depth at the proper approach to making policy decisions in workplace investigations (Part 1).

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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: The Proper Approach to Making Policy Decisions in Workplace Investigations

We recently reviewed an arbitration decision by Mark Hart. There’s enough to say about this decision that we have divided this into two editions of From Case to Practice. This Part 1 focuses on making policy decisions.

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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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Unsubstantiated Findings in Workplace Investigations: What to Do When You Can’t Decide

In our investigation training sessions, it’s interesting how often participants say that when they can’t decide at the end of an investigation, they just say the allegation is “unsubstantiated.”

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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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From Case to Practice: Do Respondents Have a Right to Know the Identity of a Whistleblower/Witness?

In 2021, concerns about the leadership of Mary Lynne Campbell, an Alberta public school division superintendent, were raised through the submission of a complaint under Alberta’s whistleblower protection legislation (PIDA).

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