![]() "The Government of Canada has acknowledged and apologized for the fact that throughout the Cold War Era, from the 1950s through to the early 1990s in Canada, federal government employees faced a systematic campaign literally to purge them from the federal public service," the report says. They were demoted or forced to resign for engaging in same-sex relationships, says the report. The task force report says LGBTQ workers have endured a "disturbingly recent history" of persecution. A 'disturbingly recent history' of persecution One million people in Canada identify as LGBTQ and they account for four per cent of the total population. The task force also recommended that LGBTQ workers comprise a new group under the law. The task force cites Census Canada data which shows that Black workers tend to be overqualified for their jobs, work in low-level occupations and earn less money compared to non-racialized Canadians of the third generation or later. Duration 0:32 Michaƫlle Jean shares her thoughts on why slavery in Canada is often overlooked in new CBC documentary series Black Life: Untold Stories. ![]()
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