Constituency Assistant in Nova Scotia Calls for Enhanced Safety Measures After Violent Attack at Work
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — A Nova Scotia constituency assistant is advocating for government funding of a second employee at legislators’ offices to address the aggression front-line workers face at politicians’ workplaces. Kelly Gomes, who has worked as a constituency assistant for four years, experienced a violent attack when a man entered her office on Dec. 14 and held her by the throat against a hallway wall. The presence of a teenage student doing a work …