‘Enough is enough’: Black federal civil servants, unions accuse Liberals of ‘wasting’ time on tackling anti-Black racism

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’

Black Class Action Secretariat President Nicholas Marcus Thompson, pictured Dec. 10, 2024, centre holding a petition, at a rally with PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa, pictured left in white, and other public service unions outside the Prime Minister’s Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

December 12, 2024

The lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the government is accusing the governing Liberals of stalling on addressing anti-Black racism in the federal public service, and warning the next election could jeopardize “progress” on equity measures.

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