A Brampton, Ont., machine operator fired by Olymel after 27 years for making derogatory comments about Indian co-workers and posting on Facebook… …
Racism
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The ThroughlineEmployment Law
The bigots got louder. The arbitrators did not get softer
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAt around 2 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2025, a machine operator at Olymel’s Westwyn Court plant in Brampton, Ont., posted some advice …
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OpinionDiversity, Equity & InclusionFeatured
Why don’t FIFA and the Premier League treat racist abuse as a workplace hazard?
By Maame De-Heer and Taylor McKee When a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club fan hurled a banana peel that landed near Arsenal Football… …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionGovernment Policy & BudgetsOur Favourites
Report finds barriers persist for Indigenous, racialized employees in BC Public Service
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe British Columbia government has released new research showing Indigenous and racialized employees continue to face barriers in hiring, promotion and retention… …
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Employment LawFeaturedGlobal HR Practices
Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million
By Barbara Ortutay Google has reached a settlement with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit… …
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Employment LawFeaturedRecruitment
IRCC worker’s discrimination complaint over non-advertised senior officer appointment dismissed
A federal labour board has dismissed a complaint alleging that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada abused its authority by using a non-advertised… …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionOpinion
The war on DEI reflects the quiet normalization of white nationalism — in the U.S. and beyond
By Henry Giroux Political theorist Hannah Arendt warned that authoritarian politics rarely begin with spectacles of repression. More often, authoritarianism advances through …
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Awards and CompetitionsDiversity, Equity & InclusionFeatured
Tamara Steele honoured with P.E.I.’s new anti-racism award
A Prince Edward Island community organizer who led thousands in the island’s largest peaceful protest has become the first recipient of a… …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Opinion
How AI resurrects racist stereotypes and disinformation — and why fact-checking isn’t enough
By Nadiya N. Ali By any measure, 2025 is the year artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly shifted the way we work, interact with each …
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CompensationDiversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedOpinion
Canada’s ethnic and racial wage gap rivals it’s gender gap — but gets a fraction of the policy attention
By Reza Hasmath Canada has spent decades confronting the gender pay gap, enacting legislation and building public awareness around the fact that… …

