HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has stepped down after a federal investigation led to allegations Marie Chapman had bullied staff and created an environment of fear that left many employees emotionally damaged.

The museum’s board of trustees issued a statement confirming Chapman had decided to retire earlier this month and then chose to leave her post on Thursday.

“Neither the board nor the outgoing CEO wish for this matter to distract from the performance … of the museum,” board chairperson Cynthia Price Verreault said in the statement.

The CEO’s departure came a day after the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner released a report citing evidence Chapman had engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour for more than a decade, resulting in serious b

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