Liberal MPs consider pushing for government apology to black Canadians

‘We have to look at and acknowledge the systemic barriers black Canadians have faced,’ says MP Fergus.

Hundreds protested against racism last week in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Some Liberal MPs are discussing the possibility of pushing the government to apologize to black Canadians for historical injustices. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

August 28, 2017

Liberal MPs who are part of the federal black caucus of Parliamentarians say there has been talk about pushing the government to issue an apology for systematic racism committed against black Canadians over the country’s history. Liberal MP Greg Fergus (Hull-Aylmer, Que.) said an apology to Canad...

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