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 QuebecTag: inclusion
Implementing 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…
View More Implementing Diversity and Inclusion in Parliament: A More Complete PictureInclusion, Diversity Bode Well Under Trudeau
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…
View More Immigrants Facing Alienation Globally: Charles TaylorTrudeau Headlines Gathering of South Asian Lawyers
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…
View More Trudeau Headlines Gathering of South Asian LawyersResearch Watch: Studies Paint Depressing Picture
It may not be time for report cards in school just yet, but when it comes to research, several annual report cards are in. In…
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Diversity Charter Takes Root in Peel Region
by Amrita Kumar-Ratta (@i_amrita_) Peel Region has always been my home. Born in Waterloo, I moved to the City of Brampton with my mother and younger…
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by Janice Thiessen (@automaticjane) in Vancouver The Vancouver School Board trustees’ approval last month of a policy to accommodate transsexual students in schools has triggered corrosive…
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