Advocates push for reform and Black Canadian justice strategy
The federal government is being urged to follow through with its commitment to develop a Black Canadian justice strategy.
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Report urges researchers to study cannabis and mental health in Black communities
A long history of targeted drug law enforcement has left some in Canada’s Black communities wary of cannabis despite it now being legal, and it's a slow process to undo that trauma-informed stigma.
Black educators work to fill in classroom narratives
The Toronto educators behind the See Us Learn Us seminars are helping teachers and school administrators across Canada work out how to include more of the Black Canadian experience in their curricula.
Liberals propose repeal of some mandatory minimum gun, drug sentences
The federal government introduced a bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, that would repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes.
Most minorities lose out when applying for civil service jobs: audit
A new report says Black Canadians and people from most other minority groups tend to disproportionately lose out on federal civil service jobs they apply for compared with other Canadians.
Canadian government's rent subsidy program for businesses hurt by COVID-19 opens today
Businesses struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to start applying today, November 23, 2020, for a long-awaited new commercial rent-relief program offered by the federal government.
Black MPs, senators call on government to take action against systemic racism
A group of Black parliamentarians and their allies are calling on all levels of government to take action to reduce systemic racism in Canada.
Trudeau revisits blackface embarrassment during Black History Month
Justin Trudeau acknowledged his own past history of unconscious racism during a celebration on Monday, February 24, 2020, of Black History Month.
Ottawa sets up secretariat to root out racism in federal institutions, programs
The federal government is setting up a secretariat to root out systemic racism and discrimination within federal institutions, programs and services.
Legalization of pot should recognize 'systemic racism' of status quo: Liberal MP
The plan to legalize marijuana should recognize that the black community has been overly criminalized for using the drug, says a Liberal MP.
Canada still only considering gathering race-based COVID-19 data
After months of calls from advocates for a clearer picture of who is contracting COVID-19 and how it affects them, the Public Health Agency of Canada is still looking into the possibility of collecting more demographic data related to the disease.