Trudeau to meet with Black youth who experienced alleged racial profiling on the Hill

In an apology offered in the Chamber on Feb. 19, House Speaker Geoff Regan said, ‘All who come here must know unequivocally that they will be welcomed with equality, dignity and respect.’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the government’s Black History Month event on Feb. 4, will meet with a group of young people in Halifax on Feb. 21 who experienced an incident of alleged racial profiling during a visit to Parliament Hill earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

February 21, 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet Thursday with a group of young people who experienced an alleged instance of racial profiling earlier this month on Parliament Hill, days after the House Speaker apologized in the Chamber for the actions of a member of the Parliamentary Protective Service. Du...

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