The task of fixing federal workplace discrimination
Professor Adelle Blackett has been tasked with heading a designated group of Canadians who will revisit Canada’s Employment Equity Act and come up with recommendations on updating and modernizing the decades old mechanism that oversees the state of equity, diversity and inclusion in federally regulated workplaces. The 13 members of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force, announced on July 14 include some from academia, as well a few long serving community workers and social justice advocates. Fo Niemi, executive director of the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations and a strong defender of human and civil of minorities in …