Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in public service goes before Federal Court

A Federal Court hearing got underway Monday to determine whether a group of Black public servants can proceed with a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination in the federal government.

Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in public service goes before Federal Court
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, right, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, and Bernadeth Betchi, CHRC employee and representative plaintiff, participate in a news conference on the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions' “Special Review” of the accreditation of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Monday, June 10, 2024.

A Federal Court hearing got underway Monday to determine whether a group of Black public servants can proceed with a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination in the federal government.