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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…...
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…...