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Black Staff at Global Affairs Canada Allege Systemic Racism
More than 100 Black employees report racism and workplace violence at Global Affairs Canada with complaints dismissed internally before courts uphold claims without compensation.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, current and former Black employees said Global Affairs Canada ignores racism complaints at a news conference in Ottawa featuring Nicholas Marcus Thompson and Madina Iltireh.
- While the foreign service is undertaking merit-based promotion reforms, the group says these efforts exclude independent panels outside the department at Global Affairs Canada.
- The group points to documented cases where internal complaint panels rejected Global Affairs Canada staff complaints, but courts or outside commissions later upheld them without compensation.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said discrimination in any form is unacceptable and she is looking into at least one of the cases cited by the secretariat at Global Affairs Canada.
- The Black Class Action Secretariat is mounting legal challenges claiming systemic racism and discrimination in the public service and appealing a broader public service case.
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Over 100 current and former Global Affairs staff call for change amid widespread harassment and discrimination at home and abroad
Over 100 current and former Global Affairs Canada staff call for change amid widespread harassment and discrimination at home and abroad ...
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Total News Sources34
Leaning Left20Leaning Right1Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution74% Left
Bias Distribution
- 74% of the sources lean Left
74% Left
L 74%
C 22%
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