Bill promoting boardroom and senior management diversity lacks teeth

There’s no denying that 'leadership qualities' are often still defined by white men, for white men. It seems all too apparent that for businesses to leave their comfort zones and widen their searches for talent, government will need to push a little harder.

Senators, pictured in this file photo. And even with a government elected with a strong mandate on feminist and diversity issues, it has taken them almost a year to introduce legislation addressing this deficit. But its proposed solution, Bill C-25, which is currently under review at the Senate, is far too timid to put a dent in the problem, write ISG Senator Paul Massicotte. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY SENATOR PAUL J. MASSICOTTE

December 11, 2017

Despite the world’s perception of Canada as a leader on women’s rights and multiculturalism, this country’s corporate leadership remains overwhelmingly dominated by white men. And even with a government elected with a strong mandate on feminist and diversity issues, it has taken them almost a...

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