This talk [by Danièle Bélanger] will investigate the place and role of federal MP offices and their constituency assistants (CAs) in this field of players that deal with Canada’s thick immigration bureaucracy. Scant past research has noted that the level and type of services provided by MP district offices vary. This situation creates inequalities among constituents in their access to this unique resource with privileged access to information from IRCC and other governmental agencies.

More details: The office and the CA

These Agreements-in-Principle provide a basis for final settlement agreements to be negotiated over the coming months. Once the final settlement agreements are reached and the necessary CHRT and Federal Court orders are made, children and families harmed by discriminatory underfunding will be compensated and measures will be implemented to better meet the needs of children, youth and families and to prevent this type of discrimination from recurring.

Source: Agreements-in-Principle reached on compensation and long-term reform of First Nations child and family services and Jordan’s Principle

The Aspen Institute’s final report the Commission on Information Disorder argues that

Mis- and disinformation are not the root causes of society’s ills but, rather, expose society’s failures to overcome systemic problems, such as income inequality, racism, and corruption, which can be exploited to promote false information online.

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The Public Health Agency of Canada is providing over $100,000 to develop a free, evidence-based, mobile app that will provide information to safely support survivors of intimate partner violence and those at risk. The project is led by Marilyn Ford-Gilboe (Western University, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing) along with Colleen Varcoe (University of British Columbia, School of Nursing) and Kelly Scott-Storey (University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Nursing)

Learn more: Government of Canada announces funding to support survivors of intimate partner violence

What follows are some specific findings and figures pulled from a large body of academic work and government reports. We encourage you to read and digest the numbers below, and then turn to the list of resources at the end of this document to read more about Canada’s history of slavery, discrimination, and the current realities facing Black Canadians.

Source: Anti-Black Racism in Canada’s Criminal Justice System