CRARR'S PROPOSALS NOTED IN SENATE REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT EQUITY IN THE FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
Montreal, June 19, 2010 --- CRARR's input into the Senate Committee's examination of the state of employment equity in the federal public service was acknowledged in a major report released recently.
In the 87-page report that contains 13 key recommendations, the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, chaired by Conservative Senator Janis Johnson, identifies key challenges and achievements in the federal government's record on building a representative public service and on employment equity for women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and people with disabilities.
The report stresses some issues and recommendations put forward by CRARR when it appeared before the Committee in December 2007 in Ottawa, including:
The Committee's report can be downloaded at:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/40/3/parlbus/commbus/senate/Com-e/huma-e/subsiteju...