Ex-official speaks out about alleged racism at Indian Oil and Gas Canada – CBC

Nov 18, 2024

Woman suing former employer in proposed class action after a 27-year career

If Yvette Zentner could turn back time, the career public servant would give her younger self one piece of advice: “Don’t apply at IOGC.”

That’s a reference to Indian Oil and Gas Canada, an Alberta-based federal agency that oversees fossil fuel development on First Nations lands. It’s been roiled in recent years by reports of “staggering” racism and a toxic work environment.

But Zentner, a member of the Siksika Nation east of Calgary, did apply at IOCG and spent 27 years with the agency. She’s suing her former employer as one of two lead plaintiffs in a proposed class-action lawsuit, first filed in 2021.

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