‘It’s long overdue’: unions, FBEC weigh in on top leadership’s push for greater diversity, inclusion in federal public service

Liberal MP Greg Fergus says he thinks the government's launch of new priorities to increase diversity and inclusion within the federal bureaucracy 'will make a better, stronger public service—one that reflects the richness of Canada’s diversity at all levels, and that will make more resilient policy choices and provide better options that will reach all Canadians.'

President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured on the Hill at a press conference on June 16, 2020, said 'in time, we will build a public service that is the true reflection of our pluralism and diversity.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

February 1, 2021

Union leaders and a Federal Black Employee Caucus representative say the steps are “long overdue,” following Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart’s recent “call to action” to senior bureaucrats to diversify the leadership ranks in the federal public service, and Treasury Board President Jean-...

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