Equity Must Be Reflected in Policy –  Not Just Press Releases

The following op-ed by PIPSC Vice-President Katie Francis was published by iPolitics on June 9, 2026.
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This month, the federal government will issue statements celebrating both Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month. At the same time, it’s rolling out an updated return-to-office (RTO) mandate that, according to its own analysis, disproportionately harms equity-deserving groups. The contradiction is hard to ignore.

Equity Must Be Reflected in Policy - Not Just Press Releases