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Allegations that an entire squad of police officers in Montréal-Nord engaged in repeated racist behaviour have reignited a long-simmering debate in Quebec over systemic racism. Despite repeated calls to do so, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government under former premier François Legault steadfastly refused to acknowledge that systemic racism exists in Quebec. …
Read More »She was passed over for a promotion again in Quebec. Now, she’s alleging systemic racism
In 1989, Wanda Kagan began her career as an administrative officer for the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal — a regional health authority in Quebec’s biggest city. Thirty-six years later, Kagan — a 60-year-old Black woman — remains one of the few racialized employees in her department. Now on the cusp of …
Read More »CBC host Travis Dhanraj says he was ‘silenced’ and ‘forced to resign’ after raising systemic issues
Former CBC News host Travis Dhanraj said he had no choice but to resign from the broadcaster after he raised systemic issues related to lack of diversity of opinion and editorial independence and was stonewalled by his employer. His lawyer says he intends to sue the public broadcaster. In an internal note to fellow CBC …
Read More »Chantel Moore inquest shows ‘urgent need’ for inquiry into systemic racism, say chiefs
The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have renewed their call for an Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism, saying this week’s coroner’s inquest into the police shooting death of Chantel Moore during a wellness check in Edmundston has demonstrated the “urgent need.” On Thursday, following four days of testimony in …
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