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RIDR - Standing Committee

Human Rights

Meeting Detail

Monday, February 2, 2026
4:03 p.m. ET
Location: Room B45, Senate of Canada Building, 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa ON
Clerk: Caroline Woodward (343) 597-0602
Examine and report on such issues as may arise from time to time relating to human rights in general
Topic: Employment Equity in the Federal Public Service
Witnesses
  • Carole Bidal, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Employee Relations and Total Compensation (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
  • Adelle Blackett, Professor of Law and Chair of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force (As an Individual)
  • Sharon DeSousa, National President (Public Service Alliance of Canada)
  • Sydney Holmes, Member of the National Executive Committee (Canadian Association of Professional Employees )
  • Seema Lamba, Human Rights Officer, Human Rights, Health & Safety and Education section (Public Service Alliance of Canada)
  • Emma Orawiec, Vice President, Policy and Communications Sector (Public Service Commission of Canada)
  • Vidya ShankarNarayan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
  • Mireille Vallière, Labour Relations Officer (Canadian Association of Professional Employees )
Meeting with interpretation and transcription
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