A seat at the table: inside efforts to boost diversity, Black representation in federal candidate nominations

'When I look back … I want to feel that we did all that we could to recruit a truly diverse slate of candidates and people who were truly committed to their communities,’ says new Green Party Leader Annamie Paul.

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, left, Conservative Black Congress of Canada national chair Tunde Obasan, and Operation Black Vote chair Velma Morgan are all pushing for increased diversity in political campaign slates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Facebook and Twitter

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 10, 2021

Achieving a representative House of Commons requires diversity among the candidates nominated for election, and since 2019, new efforts are being made both within political parties and beyond to increase diversity, including Black representation, in federal politics. But new rules only go as far as...

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