Canada’s major media outlets have good intentions, but they don’t yet have anything to show for their efforts at creating more diverse newsrooms.
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Mega Gift to Boost Education In Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Simon Fraser University (SFU) gets $34.1 million from global financial guru, the largest gift of its kind ever given to a Canadian university.
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Confronting Racism in Canada Will be a Messy — but Necessary — Process
Four decades into his Canadian journey, columnist Mohamed Hammoud reflects on his early attempts to fit in, the racism he encountered and recent experiences as a candidate in the 2019 federal election.
View More Confronting Racism in Canada Will be a Messy — but Necessary — ProcessReligious Accommodation Still a Struggle in Quebec
On one of the final stops during its two-year, cross-country “Our Canada” workshop series, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) held an open conversation about…
View More Religious Accommodation Still a Struggle in QuebecImplementing Diversity and Inclusion in Parliament: A More Complete Picture
With the appointment of parliamentary secretaries and opposition critics, we now have a more comprehensive picture of gender and visible minority diversity in Parliament’s leadership…
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The Liberal government has emphasized its diversity and inclusion language in speeches, cabinet ministers, committees and mandate letters. This emphasis has been reinforced by the…
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Cancelled Yoga Sparks Valid Cross-Cultural Dialogue
At first, the news of the cancellation of a free yoga class for disabled students by the University of Ottawa Student Federation and the Centre…
View More Cancelled Yoga Sparks Valid Cross-Cultural DialogueCanadians Still Conflicted About Newcomers
Two independent surveys find that Canadians are positive about newcomers in theory, but they are not so agreeable when pushed out of their comfort zones.…
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Immigrants Facing Alienation Globally: Charles Taylor
An inclusive and equitable society can only be built through solidarity. This was the central message of Charles Taylor’s keynote at the Broadbent Institute’s 2015…
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The need for diversity in the legal profession was the flavour of the evening at the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto’s (SABA) awards gala…
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