Advocates for Black Canadians say the Carney government is reinforcing the barriers they face by launching an inclusivity council that does not include any Black people.<\/p>\n
MP Jean Augustine, the first Black woman elected to the House of Commons, says the government is snubbing the accomplishments of Black people in Canada.<\/p>\n
Amnesty International’s representative for English-speaking Canada says the decision was a major oversight and a sign of how fighting racism is a lower priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney than it was for his predecessor Justin Trudeau.<\/p>\n
Carney’s office and Heritage Canada did not immediately respond when asked whether a Black person will be appointed or if the council intentionally did not include one.<\/p>\n
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, co-chair of the National Employment Equity Council, says the council should report directly to Parliament instead of a federal minister, and have more autonomy.<\/p>\n
Advocates also say the government neglected to cite anti-Black racism in launching the council, which replaces two special envoys who had been tasked with combating Islamophobia and antisemitism.<\/p>\n
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