Prime Minister delivers apology to descendants of No. 2 Construction Battalion

July 9, 2022 Truro, Nova Scotia   Source: Prime Minister of Canada Today, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, delivered an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada for the systemic anti-Black racism that members of No. 2 Construction Battalion endured before, during, and long after the First World…

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Policy brief 1: Defining and expanding equity groups

Source: Government of Canada Issue How to define and modernize the Employment Equity Act’s designated groups? Should the Employment Equity Act redefine and/or reflect the modern understandings of the current designated groups (for example, different sub-groups within the larger group) and consider adding more groups? If so, why and how should the 4 designated groups be redefined and…

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The story of Asian-Canadians is the story of Canada

Author: BRANDT C. LOUIE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL Brandt C. Louie is the owner, chairman and CEO of H.Y. Louie and London Drugs. A family, a community, a country, is made up of the stories it tells. Over time, these stories form culture and history. Whether we’re aware of it or not, they become our…

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