North Cowichan councillor Tek Manhas鈥檚 action in posting a sexist meme on his personal Facebook page did not violate the municipality鈥檚 code of conduct, council has concluded.

After a review, North Cowichan鈥檚 lawyers determined that, although the post is not in alignment with council鈥檚 strategic values related to inclusion and a respectful workplace, the post was not a breach of the rules.

鈥淐ouncillor Manhas has apologized and removed the post from his Facebook page and recognizes that a post of this nature does not meet the standard council is aspiring to, related to its workplace,鈥� a release from CAO Ted Swabey鈥檚 office stated.

鈥淭his matter was reviewed by council and the matter has been concluded.鈥�

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The meme is of an old man holding a cigarette and can of beer saying 鈥淲hen your woman is acting up, just tell her 鈥榣ess bitchen鈥� more kitchen. Women love it when you rhyme.鈥�

In a post last week on his Facebook page, Manhas said, 鈥淟ast June I shared a post from somebody that at the time I thought was funny. However upon further self reflection and comments from the public I have taken down the post. I sincerely apologize for any negative effects or harm this may have caused to many people.鈥�

robert.barron@cowichanvalleycitizen.com
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