Conservatives rebuke sends message to all top officials

A strict message to all top officials by the Conservatives has put all of them on high alert.

According to the Globe and Mail, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, criticized RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson on his comments to the media on the issue of gender and harassment problems at the police force.

Commissioner Paulson spoke about the internal investigation currently ongoing to Postmedia News last Thursday. He  told the media that there was a bias against the promotion of women into  upper ranks at the RCMP even before the report was published.

The report currently published, reveals that more women retire prematurely than their male counterparts due to work-life balance and mobility.

The letter warning by the Harper government is seen by many as warning to government officials to control their statements to the media.

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