A federal employee is breaking her silence about the experience of being Black in the public service after a senior colleague at the Immigration and Refugee Board's Toronto office allegedly praised "the good old days when we had slaves." WATCH | Federal employee speaks out about experience of being Black in public service:Federal employee speaks out about her experience of being Black in the public service CBC News Toronto 0:43 A federal employee is breaking her silence about the experience of being Black in the public service after a senior colleague at the Immigration and Refugee Board's Toronto office allegedly praised "the good old days when we had slaves." "We need to go back to the good old days when we had slaves," she alleges the senior employee said. If certified, it could cover thousands of Black employees with the federal public service going back to 1970. If certified, it could cover thousands of Black employees with the federal service going back to 1970.

Source: CBC News July 19, 2021 07:52 UTC