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A Muslim woman is “relieved and pleased” with a decision in her favour by the Quebec Human Rights Commission, following an incident at an Emploi-Québec office in 2015.

The Ministère du Travail, de L’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, which runs Emploi Québec, has been asked to pay Aisha Forsythe $7,000; and Emploi-Québec employee Lise Léonard has been asked to pay $1,000 as compensation for what happened.

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Forsythe was a single mother of four children, and hoping to re-enter the workforce when a meeting with Léonard left her in a state of distress.

“I went into the Emploi-Québec office on St-Jean Blvd. on the West Island,” Forsythe told the Montreal Gazette Thursday. “I was meeting an agent to discuss connecting with job agencies, to find me a job. I had made an appointment and brought my resumé so they could look it over and make improvements.”

From the outset, according to Forsythe, the agent was unpleasant and spoke to her in a condescending tone.