It's not that Lisa Rundle

One of the reasons I use my initials (D. B.) is because there seems to be a superfluity of David Scotts out there, and in the media to boot. So I am quite sympathetic to the weird coincidence that has found more than one Lisa Rundle in Toronto. This coincidence can cause a certain amount of confusion when one of the Lisa Rundles is involved in a high profile sexual harassment lawsuit that led to the abrupt departure of the CEO of Penguin Books Canada.

Now I know a Lisa Rundle, and it's definitely not her. The Lisa Rundle I know was once an intern a senior editor with The Walrus magazine and later worked on Rabble.ca; for the past few years, she has been a producer at CBC Radio, working for the cultural affairs show Q, with Jian Gomeshi. I asked her what impact the coincidence and the coverage has had on her. It's a mark of the class act of the Lisa Rundle I know that one of her concerns is about the woman who shares her name and is in the middle of the media attention:

Strangely, there are three Lisa Rundles in Toronto, which is why I started using my middle name in my byline. I don't know any other Rundles in the city, just the two Lisas. I really hope the other Lisa Rundle is doing alright -- it can't be an easy time.