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New group calls for recognition of Black, LGBTQ+ federal workers

13+ hour, 2+ min ago  (436+ words) A coalition of 20 labour and human rights groups representing federal workers have launched a new organization to hold the government to account on promised updates to the Employment Equity Act. The National Employment Equity Council, the new organization, is looking…...

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If we don’t help LGBTQ+ organizations now, services will disappear | Opinion

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (407+ words) LGBTQ+ charities and non-profits deliver critical services and programs to the most vulnerable queer people. In Ottawa and across Canada, they're facing the perfect storm: economic precarity, government belt-tightening and corporations rescinding financial support, all made worse by a social…...