Bright Future
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Bright Future
Ep. 11: Greg Fergus on creating opportunity for Black Canadians
This past June, the Parliamentary Black Caucus issued a statement calling on Canadian governments to take five specific steps toward reducing the harms caused by systemic racism.
Greg Fergus, MP for Hull–Aylmer and chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, joins us to talk about what he hopes the statement will achieve. We discuss the importance of having—and understanding—good data to know what is really happening and what communities need help. We talk about the opportunities he sees for Black business and community leaders to improve live for all Canadians, and what’s holding us back.
But it will take work. The five calls in the statement will not fix racism. They’re just a step on the path.
Read the full statement by the Parliamentary Black Caucus here.
Read about the Black North Initiative here.
Read about the Black Opportunities Fund here.
Read about le Group 3737 here.
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