Heard On The Hill

New African Canadian Senate group kicks into action

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Chair Rosemary Moodie, left, Mobina Jaffer, and Wanda Thomas Bernard are three of the seven Senators in the new African Canadian Senate Group. Photographs courtesy of the offices of Senators Rosemary Moodie, Mobina Jaffer, and Wanda Thomas Bernard

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BY ALICE CHEN

December 8, 2021

In an effort to better enable the Senate of Canada to represent accurately the voices of marginalized communities, seven African Canadian Senators formally launched the African Canadian Senate Group on Dec. 2. This multi-group coalition was formed with the express purpose of fighting racism ...

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