Judge Orders Former Remai Modern CEO Removed From Human Rights Case

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Gregory Burke

A Saskatoon judge has ordered Gregory Burke, former director of Saskatoon's Remai Modern, to be removed from a complaint to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.

The judge said the 31-month investigation was unusually delayed and caused "significant prejudice" to Burke.

"He has languished under the cloud of uncertainty for too long," Justice Brenda Hildebrandt wrote in response to Burke's application to have the investigation ended, either in whole or as far as it concerned him.

It was prompted by a complaint filed in October 2015 by a woman who used to work with Burke at the Mendel Art Gallery. 

The woman alleged that Burke repeatedly undermined and bullied her on the basis of her gender from March 2013 to October 2014. 

Burke has tweeted that he's "greatly relieved" and added he has "always supported gender equality" in the workplace.

The removal of Burke as a respondent means the Remai, formerly the Mendel, now faces the complaint alone.  

Source: CBC News