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Opinion: Federal budget a good first step for Black communities It has taken decades to entrench systemic racism across our government and institutions and it won’t be solved in a single budget cycle Author of the article: Craig Wellington, Special to National Post Publishing date: May 04, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Hull-Aylmer MP Greg Fergus, chair of the Canadian Caucus of Black Parliamentarians, speaks to the press in a file photo from Sept. 19, 2019. F...

‘Fix the Definition’: Conservative MP on Liberal Government’s Conversion Therapy Ban Legislation The Liberal government’s proposed legislation on conversion therapy would criminalize private conversations between children and their parents, says Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, who is urging parliamentarians to change the definition of “conversion therapy” in the bill before it’s passed. “The definition of conversion therapy is poorly drafted—is out of step with definitions of ...

2021 Liberal Convention – Panel on Equality Federal cabinet ministers Maryam Monsef (women and gender equality), Bardish Chagger (diversity and inclusion and youth), Filomena Tassi (labour), and Deb Schulte (seniors) take part in a panel entitled “Building a Fairer and More Equal Canada” during the Liberal Party of Canada’s virtual national convention. They are joined by Taleeb Noormohamed, a technology executive and former Liberal candidate for Vancouver-Granville in the 2019 federal ...

Heres who is running in Waterloo region (so far) in next federal election The next federal election could be in Oct. 2023 or it could be in a couple of months. This is a list of candidates who are already in the running. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 04, 2021 10:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 4 A federal election could be in October 2023 or it could be in the next few months. Heres what we know about who is running and who is seeking nominations in Waterloo region.(Michael Wilson/CBC...

iPolitics By Linsey Raschkowan. Published on Mar 11, 2021 11:27am Parliament Hill from the west on Jan. 15, 2020. Jolson Lim/iPolitics Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan has a new communications lead in the house. Dani Keenan began her new position as O’Regan’s director of communications on Monday, replacing Carlene Variyan, who signed off last month to join returning minister Jim Carr’s new team. Keenan spent the past year as director of communications and issues mana...

Communitech reveals first cohort of new program to support minority female, non-binary founders Kitchener-based tech hub Communitech has unveiled the first cohort of its Fierce Founders Uplift program, selecting 10 promising minority female and non-binary startup and small business founders from across Canada. The new program, which is supported by Google for Startups and the Government of Canada through FedDev Ontario, is set to begin in March and expected to run for up to five...

Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics. (Public affairs) Federal Justice Minister [...]

Federal Ministers Discuss New Justice Reform Legislation Federal Justice Minister David Lametti holds a news conference on Parliament Hill to discuss details of the federal government’s new legislation (C-22) aimed at addressing the over-representation of Black Canadians and Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system. He is joined by ministers Bill Blair (public safety), Bardish Chagger (diversity and inclusion and youth) and Ahmed Hussen (families, children and social development). B...

OTTAWA — Seventy-six LGBTQ projects in Canada have received $15 million in federal money. The money follows up on a promise in the 2019 federal budget to set up a fund to encourage and support the development of LGBTQ organizations. Programs across the country are receiving money, including those working with LGBTQ refugees, Indigenous youth […]

A local historian is seeking a formal apology for slavery from the Canadian government.