All posts tagged "institutional racism"
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Black public servants in Canada having to ‘recount trauma’ in US$1.97bn racism lawsuit, says organiser
One of the organisers behind a legal case alleging black public servants suffered racism over a period of five decades has accused the Government of Canada of delaying the case
- Posted September 29, 2022
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‘Much more needed’ to combat racism and improve diversity in Canadian public service, says chief
The Canadian public service has reiterated its commitment to confronting racism and becoming more equitable, diverse, inclusive and accessible in its annual report to prime minister, Justin Trudeau. Making the
- Posted August 23, 2022
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Taking the good with the bad: listen to GGF’s latest Leading Questions podcast with Canada’s former cabinet secretary, Michael Wernick
Global Government Forum has gone live with the latest episode of its Leading Questions podcast, featuring former clerk of the Privy Council of Canada and secretary to the Cabinet, Michael
- Posted June 23, 2022
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Canadian national security forces urged to mend race relations ‘marred by suspicion’
Canada’s security and intelligence agencies must develop more transparent relationships with ‘racialised’ groups to counter growing mistrust, a report by Canada’s National Security Transparency Advisory Group (NS-TAG) has said. The
- Posted June 7, 2022
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Institutional racism: a global government problem?
In recent years and decades, a number of civil services have been accused of institutional racism. Some countries have since taken steps to ensure the government workforce is ethnically diverse
- Posted November 28, 2021
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New Canadian government faces US$1.97bn class action lawsuit
After the polls close in the Canadian federal election scheduled for 20 September, the newly-formed government will have to decide its next steps on a C$2.5bn (US$1.97bn) class action lawsuit
- Posted September 19, 2021