Will the real Dawn Gallagher Murphy stand up? 

In her latest newsletter which arrived by email at 1pm today Dawn Gallagher Murphy says she had

"the pleasure of participating in Newmarket/Aurora’s Emancipation Day celebrations, commemorating the legal abolition of slavery in Canada and across the British Empire. It was great to connect with the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) and the Aurora Black Caucus, two important organizations advancing racial equity and inclusion in our community."

Early last year, former members of her own staff called her out as a racist, alleging she referred to a Black History Month event as “woke bullshit”.

On 18 February 2025 Newmarket Today quoted a former employee:

“Ultimately, it was hard to go home and reconcile racist comments with my own personal beliefs. It was deeply upsetting.”

Newmarket Today reported:

"Allegations against Gallagher Murphy first surfaced in December (2024), when former constituency manager Teena Bogner filed a complaint at the Ontario Labour Relations Board, alleging Gallagher Murphy unfairly fired her after she raised concerns to PC Caucus Services about alleged harassment. That case was settled before the election campaign began, but a group of employees then came forward and hired a PR firm to share their own negative experiences working with Gallagher Murphy.

Those allegations include verbal abuse, calling and demanding work at unreasonable hours, lashing out, name-calling, not tolerating mistakes and reprimanding clothing choices in front of other employees."

Teena Bogner subsequently withdrew her complaint to the Ontario Labour Relations Board and settled with Gallagher Murphy before the hearing.

The details of the settlement have not been disclosed by either party.

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