By Susan Korah in Ottawa, ON Visible minority Canadians have realistic hopes of winning parliamentary seats despite statistics from a recent think-tank report, say representatives…
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Commentary by Jagdeesh Mann in Vancouver, BC Earlier this year, Rena Heer, a former reporter for CTV and CP24 in Toronto, hosted a gathering at…
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Commentary by Rohit Phillips in Aurora, Ontario The fast-growing multicultural consumer segment of Canada represents a potential opportunity for pharmaceutical companies, especially if they can…
View More Canadian Pharma: Know Your Patientby John Delva in Montreal Blacks make up Montreal’s largest visible minority. According to the 2011 census, 147,100 live in the city. Why, then, are there…
View More Why Quebec—and Canada—Needs More Black Voices in Mediaby Marcus Medford in Toronto International students and children of immigrants say pursuing post-secondary studies in journalism can motivate both encouragement and opposition from their…
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by Eddie Ameh in Ottawa While Canada’s recent federal election resulted in more visible minorities being elected to Parliament than ever before, many also lost…
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by Catherine Murray, NCM Ombudsperson, in Vancouver This has been an historic election – one which journalists, academics and party strategists will be decoding for…
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by iPolitics editorial team Multiculturalism should be off-limits in Canadian politics. No party should leverage prejudice against minorities – visible or otherwise – in a…
View More Burying the Burn of the Niqab Debateby Andrew Griffith in Ottawa Is the increased number of “visible minorities” being reflected in party candidates? Which ridings are these candidates running in? And do…
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