Kareem Sadiq

After a hiatus, EQiSpace is back. We’ve been working on a policy-research piece examining a growing but largely invisible issue in Canada: labour-market exile—where experienced professionals are pushed out, sidelined, or excluded from employment despite having valuable skills. This is not just a workforce issue. It is a productivity, governance, and economic efficiency challenge. A significant number of skilled professionals remain underutilized or detached from the labour market, often following workplace conflict, reputational harm, or failed re-entry. The result is lost human capital and weakened decision-making across sectors. Our upcoming piece will explore: • how labour-market exile operates (including “hidden” forms outside official data) • why existing systems fail to reintegrate high-skill professionals • practical, evidence-based pathways to bring this talent back into meaningful work The objective is straightforward: recover underutilized talent and strengthen organizational performance. More to come shortly. #LabourMarketExile #HumanCapital #WorkplaceCulture #Governance #PublicPolicy

When I was pushed out of the Government of Canada in 2018, & filed a UNHCR complaint, Celina C Chavannes encouraged me to send it to all MPs. At the time I didn’t have the mental energy to do so. But I do now. #GoC #CdnPoli #PCO

Karen’s experience resonates with many; I’m writing a piece on the prevalence of professional blacklisting & labour market exile. My union bailed. So did hers. While unions promote equity on paper, in practice they’re gone with the wind, & play a key role in the exile process.

2/2 1) Don’t understand how federal parties make space for separatists at senior levels. 2) The party still suffers from deep cronyism. Analysis: Party cronyism will make it impossible for the NDP to “grow the base” & meet Canadians where they’re at. Capability lost. #CdnPoli

1/2 On the #NDP #AviLewis win: On October 30, 1995 I watched the Quebec referendum results roll in at Eric Hebert’s place in Mtl. Vividly remember how upset he was that the separatists lost. And here he was running the leadership vote process for a federal party. Two points:

A long standing issue which is salient in 2026. Activists & journos: look into how the CRA targets people who were purged / blacklisted from public & private orgs - esp those who cashed out their pensions to eat, because they can't find dignified work. Stay tuned.

When I was pushed out of the #GoC in 2018,I went to hell and back trying to secure various #Phoenix payments as part of the EC CA. I finally received the 5 day payout from the 2019 agreement…6 yrs late. Wonder how many former public servants had to wait this long? #CdnPoli

Appreciate what Dhanraj is doing here. But what is also required from people with power or influence is to advocate for the countless others who have been professionally sidelined & blacklisted for standing up for their dignity. That support is absent. #CdnPoli

Am I missing something or did #POTUS also incite violence against #SadiqKhan by suggesting, more or less in the same breath, that Europeans (white people) rise up and reclaim their countries? I’ll leave it to the experts to check the tape….

Haven’t stepped into a voting booth to mark an x since 2015. When you get erased by the political class for standing up to harassment, begging for help, & getting ignored - you checkout of the political process. Prop rep could entice non voters back. #cdnpoli #ottawacentre

@ottawacity The Jack Purcell Community Association has a problem with Islamophobia & targeted racial discrimination. Letter to the Mayor incoming. My kid goes there and they’ll likely retaliate, but nothing changes if you don’t speak-up. #JPCC #Ottawa

I worked on many, many Orders in Council for the Cdn govt, including MoG OICS, & I think this morning’s @CBCNews piece on the PM’s executive authority (vs. US Pres) needs clarification. #AlexPanetta #CdnPoli #USPoli

As a former public servant pushed out for speaking truth to power, the departure of Fraser & Freeland has me thinking about the well being of Canadian public servants. It’s clear there are warring factions at the political level; imagine how this plays out on in the PS. #cdnpoli

@OneWayMusicX DoTL

In your opinion, what is the best JOY DIVISION song?

It’s so sad to hear about Quincy Jones. When he signed us to his label, he made us feel so welcome - inviting us to dinner at his home every time we were in town. He made us big in America. He was so humble & sweet that you immediately fell in love with him.

Canada is truly a mosaic of people with very diverse ethnocultural backgrounds. Learn more about the country’s ethnocultural diversity: statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/656…. #CanadianMulticulturalismDay #DiversityData

In the 2021/2022 academic year, more than 1,725,000 Canadians were enrolled in postsecondary education. More than one-third of these students (592,950) belonged to a racialized group. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-… #DiversityData #CdnEdu

Our CEO's response to #LilyZheng on #LinkedIn re - #allyship. #HR #DEI #Equity #Imposters linkedin.com/posts/ksadiq_a…

In large measure, toxic leaders maintain their power - & their reign of workplace terror - through #ComplicitCareerists who refuse to call out abuse or wrongdoing. #whistleblowers #nsicop #hr Stay tuned for our article on wrongdoing & reference checks…. #DEI #Work #CdnPoli

At first I thought the little robot was an April Fool's joke, but then I realized it's June. And yeah, there's a good chance that they're using the robot to surveil public servants. #Canada owes them more than that.