CMHR excluded LGBTQ2+ content on some school tours; CEO to step down after term ends

Canadian Museum for Human Rights excluded LGBTQ2+ content on tours after requests from some schools

The CMHR confirmed with CTV News that John Young, the CEO and president of the museum, will not be seeking reappointment when his term ends on August 14.

Maureen Fitzhenry, the media relations manager for the museum, told CTV News this practice lasted for a period of about two years, from January 2015 when the museum began to accept school tours, to 2017 when staff was instructed not to facilitate requests to exclude content.

She added the museum has hired Laurelle Harris, a Winnipeg lawyer with expertise in Women's Studies, Black Studies and mediation, to perform an independent review of the complaints of racism and other forms of discrimination in the workplace. Fitzhenry said this report will be used to inform an external-led audit of the CMHR workplace practices and policies around diversity, respect, anti-racism, and non-discrimination.

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