Rose LeMay: Reconciliation is not voluntary, so the National Reconciliation Council needs to be a commission, not a non-profit cdnpoli (unlocked)
Pay equity for federally regulated sectors are held to account by commissions with the teeth to demand metrics from organizations to ensure that women receive equitable compensation for their work compared to men, and have equitable opportunities at all levels of the organization. Pay equity is a principle that Canada believes in, so much so that we made it a public accountability issue. Hence, commissions with the power of law to demand public accountability.
So why are we not setting the Reconciliation Circle with similar clout? If there is a sense that Canadians don’t support reconciliation as a principle and moral obligation—as important as pay equity—then let’s be clear that this is grave mistake. Some other quibbles. The Reconciliation Circle needs to include a few individuals who have significant experience in reconciliation. For transparency, this is not me. But why set up a board with no experience in the very thing it’s supposed to do? As well, there’s the issue of representation: the bill asks for women and LGBTQ2S individuals on the board in five years. That’s insulting and a hint to the internal thinking that this Reconciliation Circle won’t have real impact for years.
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