Twitter Code Hits First Staffer

A lawyer at the Department of Finance in Ottawa, Timothy Huyer, is the first federal employee to withdraw tweets under a new Treasury Board policy prohibiting vulgar and partisan social media posts. Huyer tweeted 9 to 10 times in a typical workday including messages ridiculing Conservatives and profane posts like one that boasted: “The nice thing about being in government is being able to introduce laws that allow you to f—k up without people being able to sue you for it.”

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