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A high-level human resources employee at the City of Markham has been placed on leave after she said and displayed the N-word while giving a guest lecture to students at George Brown College.

"You are absolutely right. That is an absolutely inappropriate word to be used, but that's the word that was used," Ashfield said.

The city said it has hired a third-party investigator to review the situation and provide recommendations.George Brown College said it's launched an investigation to address the issue and prevent it from happening again. "My intention was to provide an informative presentation, but I know that regardless of the context in which the language appeared, it is unacceptable in all circumstances."In a statement, George Brown College said it's launched an investigation to address the issue and prevent it from happening again.

Destiny Udoh is a strategist for consulting firm Canadian Equality Consulting based in Toronto. She says it's disappointing that people are still using the N-word in 2023.

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