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Monique Goyette: Canadian Forces

Canadian Forces: The Canadian Forces Workplace Harassment Survey found that over a 12-month period, 16 per cent of Canadian Forces members who took part in the research experienced personal harassment, which could include offensive comments relating to race, religion, sex or physical traits, according to CTV. "There is still harassment out there so our work is not done," Lt.-Col. Monique Goyette, an expert on the military's harassment policy, said in an interview from Ottawa and Women, aboriginals and visible minorities in the Canadian Forces say they experience higher rates of sexual and personal harassment than their peers in the military, according to a survey that found many don't bother reporting it for fear of being labelled troublemakers. Of that, roughly one third of so-called designated group members -- aboriginals, visible minorities or people with disabilities -- said they suffered some form of personal harassment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.