Disabilities Act: Hamilton and Cabinet Minister

disabilities act: Seen here in 2003, Marie Bountrogianni, a former Hamilton Mountain MPP and cabinet minister who worked to pass the accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, will moderate a discussion about diversity in local leadership this week, according to CBC. Tobin Grimshaw/Canadian Press That gap of underrepresentation and what can be done about it will be the focus of a discussion coming up Wednesday, moderated by Hamilton native Marie Bountrogianni. But only 13.8 per cent of leaders across municipal, education and volunteer sectors in Hamilton were visible minorities as of last year, according to a Western University study published last year. She was a former Hamilton Mountain MPP and cabinet minister who worked to pass accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. In business, she said, it matters because they are the client, she said. OSC urged to push companies to set targets for women on boards How Hamilton lacks racial diversity in its 'corridors of power' Now she's the dean of The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, which is affiliated with a national group called Diverse City on Board, which aims to connect women, visible minorities, Indigenous people and those with disabilities with positions on corporate and government boards. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.