Black staff at Global Affairs allege systemic racism | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Dylan Robertson
Publication Date: October 22, 2025 - 21:13

Black staff at Global Affairs allege systemic racism

October 22, 2025

Current and former Global Affairs Canada employees who are Black say the department doesn’t take their complaints about racism seriously.

“I was representing Canada but Canada did not represent me,” said Madina Iltireh, who spent more than 20 years working on the administration of foreign aid programs.



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