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CP NewsAlert: Canadian Museum of Human Rights CEO resigns over allegations

Jun 25, 2020 | 7:28 PM

WINNIPEG — The president and CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has resigned following recent allegations of systemic racism, discrimination and claims of sexual harassment at the Winnipeg facility.

The museum’s board of trustees says John Young has agreed that it is in the best interest of the museum that he step down, effective immediately.

The board says an external, third-party review of the museum is already underway.

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