WSIB safety manager takes online commenter to court

TORONTO, Ont. – The corporate safety manager of Ontario’s Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) is seeking a peace bond in court against a Windsor man who has allegedly been posting harassing and threatening comments about him and the Board on Facebook. A two-day court hearing between Frank Brunato, the WSIB manager, and Mike Spencer began on March 17. The comments reportedly appeared in an anti-WSIB Facebook community called “Wsib [sic] KILLS People”, which charges that the provincial workers’ compensation board treats disabled workers unfairly and is morally responsible for past deaths by stress, suicide and other causes. “The WSIB takes the safety and security of its employees very seriously,” WSIB public-relations specialist Christine Arnott told COHSN. “As this matter is before the courts, we cannot comment further.” On March 22, Spencer posted on the Facebook page that the hearing would continue on April 21.

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