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The public servant at the heart of a recent human rights case, Mr. X, says he considers himself “a friendly and neighbourly sort” who tries hard to get along with his co-workers.

“In an environment where, truth be told, we need to make a bit of an effort to maintain a harmonious, productive atmosphere, I believe that living by this credo is essential and is just good common sense,” he wrote in an official harassment report obtained by Postmedia.

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Mr. X’s harassment complaint was filed in March 2011 as his conflict with co-worker Line Emond came to a head in the Laurier Avenue offices of the Parole Board of Canada.

Earlier this year, Emond won the legal right not to work in the same building as Mr. X due to the disabling stress that she suffered in the wake of those harassment allegations.

Emond was outraged that she was the subject of a harassment claim after enduring years of what she considered offensive, sometimes threatening behaviour from Mr. X. She had complained that Mr. X walked barefoot in the office, washed his feet with vinegar, made loud guttural sounds, farted, swore and cooked smelly food.