The Canadian military ombudsman joins in accusing the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of Defense of failing to remove barriers to recruitment and retention of more women, visible minorities and Aboriginal people.
Gregory Lick said in a new report that the military and the department have taken several initiatives over the past 20 years to increase the share of Armed Forces members who come from these groups that lack representation.
The measures follow several human rights decisions and the passage of employment equality laws, amid a growing disconnect between military makeup, which is mainly made up of white men, and the rest of the population. country.
Mr Lick said the initiatives had resulted in little progress in increasing the representation of underserved groups, with the military lacking its own targets.
The ombudsman’s report came weeks after a panel of retired Armed Forces members released the results of its own review, blaming the military for inaction on dozens of studies and complaints. previous analyzes of organizational racism.
The painful anti-racism report also accused the military of not doing enough to spot white supremacists and other extremists and prevent them from infiltrating its ranks.
Source: Radio-Canada
