<img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/9afdf01c-3138-45ef-b8bb-ac0a4fe016a7?size=2" nborder="0" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="62A7922D-B940-4307-8E25-3BFAD0C631D8.png" alt="National Employment Equity Council"/>OTTAWA, Ontario, June 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Honourable Jean Augustine, PC, CM, CBE, former Member of Parliament and the first Black woman elected to the House of Commons of Canada, will join national leaders at a press conference to react to the Government of Canada's <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=NQ8Rnr6wIgboY6dM8ZY2LNLl5oBPUAjElB8gpMjkfyCdsYHcdpFChYuy3kWNmq1A0ENh6pcQruiIMpWcQCYE7j4M-QvIbCtLuSJGONXCkAj53LxZLB2l8uPLUCsPZQHVta8TgEH3QxCfO-C3X_2STEMZDVFD-FX9tUGjB_tWQ3hU4Fk0MeMnoosLdqUoKwV0HeKNR1oXtqbOu5LMPuJk3bkgvdYtibh1wiJAtk07xjgdFdLE5FNXzJNqTsbyhPbMB8CBrq27kUldKsVP_tbJEA==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">newly announced</a> Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion.  The speakers will address the failure to include anti-Black racism in the Council's mandate, and their concerns over the lack of representation from Black communities on the Council The group will also outline recommendations to strengthen Canada's approach to equality and inclusion. DATE: June 4, 2026 10:30AM LOCATION: Press Gallery Room 135B, West Block SPEAKERS: <ul><li>The Honourable Jean Augustine, PC, CM, CBE - Former Member of Parliament and the First Black Woman Elected to the House of Commons of Canada</li><li>Nicholas Marcus Thompson - Co-Chair, National Employment Equity Council </li><li>Ketty Nivyabandi - Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada</li><li>Howard Sapers - Executive Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association</li><li>Bishop Ransford Jones - Chairman, Canadian Black Clergies and Allies</li></ul> Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=QbHVnDMvwMkqgWOmumJjOjTxSQrYO-RGDLQPdZTDlKaLeiZqqOYTNb4T0nkuugFNAwdOeGqcY0Up-OhoZ3MTzsizJSVIWLKLKXQGUNvD0rE=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">pressres2@parl.gc.ca</a> to join the press conference by Zoom. Media Contact: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=2qA7TGniF5ZqlkPNWa_LsES-96FZhNTErUjBwoyB9vHhN1N3KTS7-vZO1V1I6qU-428O4PQG0-sTEQuLPqX1Hw==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">info@nec-cne.ca</a> ABOUT THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT EQUITY COUNCIL <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=MNuQj8o7VCxBbVxgKbRCmnF6Xgtw6E2cqTANBZC8G1oYLrWqokPMTdTMcfGZe6CODselPxSvFb7I0-Y58jvWI_GuevqVitusflFOGe5-ygiCYxzcHBj9snUbUqSclapWZxle8C2tiVpV1-Opl8iyKo5DwxT076uWEwbZutUHpj7ftSi-Zagj6NdO8vOjEiVX-rdzGe53JgplA5zcaJfjdWL-dnWsBgYgJW_yoxS6jJtg1Cg7XPwBhuiJMRv_bVskNo9V4kqw6IefE_tHSo4mMLAN7iS7nXoM9g2cpk07Sirhfc4tQwmp5uo6aYAgB8vv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">The National Employment Equity Council</a> is a national body comprised of unions, civil society organizations, academic institutions, human rights organizations, and community leaders committed to advancing employment equity and promoting accountability for the implementation of employment equity obligations and reforms across Canada. <img alt="" src='https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/YWRkMTg3YmItYjNhMC00NjBlLWI4NjItNmQxNDM5MWM1NDM3LTUwMDE2MDE3My0yMDI2LTA2LTA0LWVu/tiny/National-Employment-Equity-Cou.png' referrerpolicy='no-referrer-when-downgrade' />

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