AFN national chief claims workplace investigation is a 'tool' to undermine her

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an investigation that said she was the source of reprisals and harassment directed against employees came to a false conclusion.

National Chief RoseAnne Archibald’s office released a statement on Monday countering the conclusions of the third-party workplace investigation’s summary report and claiming the results actually exonerated her.

The investigation, conducted by an Ottawa-based firm, found two Assembly of First Nations (AFN) employees were harassed and five employees experienced reprisals and had their confidentiality breached by the national chief, according to the report obtained by CBC News.

Archibald’s office released a 19-page counter report, also obtained