Six lessons on disability inclusion in the workplace

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Canada is already facing a skills shortage and our population is aging rapidly. It only makes sense to give everyone a chance to participate to their full potential, writes Treasury Board President Mona Fortier ahead of International Day of People with Disabilities, on Dec. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TREASURY BOARD PRESIDENT MONA FORTIER

December 2, 2021

“Leave no one behind.” This is an important phrase, and one that is well known in disability advocacy circles. But during the global pandemic, this phrase took on an even greater importance. COVID-19 changed the way many of us work, and even where we work. It taught us that we can be adaptable a...

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