It now seems reasonable to believe she was removed from the human rights commission not for being a bad boss, but for being too effective.
https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/martin-patriquin-another-side-to-the-tamara-thermitus-story?fbclid=IwAR37iaetT_1eKrmDnacN85rMDUToLEAO14fweoXpc78GOohHaq6UoK42HuQ
In the annals of Quebec politics, the name Tamara Thermitus came and went quickly, bookmarked by hope
and shame. In February 2017, Thermitus became the first racialized
person (and only the second woman) to preside over Quebec’s human rights
commission. On paper, the Haiti-born Thermitus was a perfect candidate
for the job. A member of the Quebec bar for three decades, she devoted
her career in the federal civil service to the fight against systemic
discrimination. She played a key role in defining the mandate for the
country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which helped uncover and
document the myriad wrongs the federal government committed against the
Indigenous populations.
She lasted little more than a year. In the fall of 2018, Quebec ombudsman Marie Rinfret wrote a report criticizing Thermitus for “lack of ethical norms,” “bad management” and “abuse of authority.” Thermitus resigned last November before the National Assembly could remove her from the position. Politicians from the CAQ and the Parti Québécois, particularly former PQ justice critic Véronique Hivon, had clamoured for her resignation. The reigning narrative in the wake of her departure was simple and devastating: that Thermitus was a morally questionable boss who stoked frustration and fear among her underlings ...
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