Members of Black class action lawsuit call for feds to ‘come to the table with tangible actions’ after PM’s apology to No. 2 Construction Battalion

The apology comes in the midst of an ongoing, multi-billion dollar class-action lawsuit representing current and former Black federal public servants seeking long-term solutions to permanently address systemic racism and discrimination in the bureaucracy.

Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, one of the representative plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit against the federal government, and Courtney Betty, the lawyer leading the class action. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, Courtney Betty

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 25, 2022

Following the federal government’s formal apology for the systemic, anti-Black racism experienced by members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion who served during World War I, members of the multi-billion-dollar Black class action lawsuit welcome the prime minister’s words, but leading lawyer Co...

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