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 — ProcessOn 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 QuebecWith 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…
View More Implementing Diversity and Inclusion in Parliament: A More Complete PictureThe Liberal government has emphasized its diversity and inclusion language in speeches, cabinet ministers, committees and mandate letters. This emphasis has been reinforced by the…
View More Inclusion, Diversity Bode Well Under Trudeau
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 DialogueTwo independent surveys find that Canadians are positive about newcomers in theory, but they are not so agreeable when pushed out of their comfort zones.…
View More Canadians Still Conflicted About Newcomers
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…
View More Immigrants Facing Alienation Globally: Charles TaylorThe 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…
View More Trudeau Headlines Gathering of South Asian LawyersIt may not be time for report cards in school just yet, but when it comes to research, several annual report cards are in. In…
View More Research Watch: Studies Paint Depressing Picture
Peel Region has always been my home. Born in Waterloo, I moved to the City of Brampton with my mother and younger sister when I…
View More Diversity Charter Takes Root in Peel Region