Trudeau prefers “this process to unfold” on Kang

New Democrats have asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to immediately dismiss Liberal MP Darshan Kang as allegations of sexual harassment surfaced against him.
As per reports, the chief human resources officer of the House of Commons is investigating rookie Calgary Skyview MP Darshan Kang after a young female staffer in his constituency office accused him of misconduct.
Sheila Malcolmson, the NDP critic for the status of women, released a statement questioning Trudeau’s feminism because of the way he is handling the controversy.
Malcolmson noted in the release that while Trudeau previously advocated a zero tolerance approach to such allegations involving members of his caucus, he has “failed to act” on Kang’s case. “That is not the leadership of a feminist prime minister,” she said in the release. “Until such time as a full investigation can be completed Mr. Kang should not sit as a member of the governing party. That is exactly the approach the prime minister previously espoused and acted upon; I am at a loss as to why he has refused to take similar action in response to these allegations.”
When asked by media in Ottawa if he was going to kick Kang out of caucus, the prime minister said Parliament has put in place formal processes to deal with allegations of misconduct or harassment that did not exist before. Trudeau said his chief government whip is working with House human resources on the matter. “I have no further comment to make at this time on the independent process that is being undergone,” Trudeau said. “We will allow this process to unfold as it should,” he added.
Meanwhile, a leading daily from Toronto carried a statement of the father of the staffer accusing Kang of harassment and said that the MP offered to pay her up $100,000 to keep mum about allegations,.
“While I cannot comment directly on an open, ongoing investigation, I continue to proclaim my innocence and will defend my reputation at all costs,” a daily from Calgary carried Kang’s statement who stated that he is under tremendous stress.