Indigenous CBC employee's discrimination claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal

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OTTAWA — An Indigenous employee with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is taking up the fight against what he describes as systemic racism by his employer.

Richard Agecoutay, 61, has been granted a human-rights hearing over claims of discrimination at the public broadcaster, where he's worked since 2001."You don't have to suffer systemic racism or racism in the workplace. You have avenues to pursue it."

The key allegation stems from 2012, when his complaint says a less-experienced white employee was chosen over him for a senior position at Hockey Night in Canada. The response does not dispute that the"lone wolf" comment was uttered, but said the manager in question did not see the comments as related to race and later apologized.

He alleged that through one of the commission's mediators, CBC offered him a settlement of $100,000 to drop the claim and asked him to sign a non-disclosure agreement. He said he declined.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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