Gail Asper, the woman who led the campaign to bring her father's vision for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to fruition, says she is "very troubled" by allegations of racism and homophobia raised by current and former employees in recent weeks. Asper took over the museum project when her father, Izzy Asper, died in 2003, and now sits on its board of trustees. Gail Asper says she is troubled by recent allegations of racism and homophobia at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which she worked to bring to fruition. This practice is contrary to the museum's mandate, and contrary to everything we stand for as a museum for human rights," the museum's apology letter, issued Friday afternoon, says. Last week, the museum said it has hired a lawyer to investigate complaints of racism and other forms of discrimination including homophobia at the museum in Winnipeg.

Source: CBC News June 19, 2020 22:11 UTC