Exclusion of Black anti-racism activists from Supreme Court meeting ‘very concerning,’ says former GG, as Black caucus co-chair wary of ‘scary’ creep against progress

Parliamentary Black Caucus Chair Michael Coteau says Canada can’t ‘slow down’ on anti-racism progress as Canada extends its participation in the UN Decade for People of African Descent for another five years.

A group of Black anti-racism advocates were barred from joining a presentation with former governor general Michaëlle Jean, top right, to the Supreme Court of Canada clerks on Jan. 15. Parliamentary Black Caucus co-chair Michael Coteau says more work and difficult discussions are needed to continue the progress Canada has made.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY STUART BENSON

February 14, 2024

On the same day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended Canada’s recognition of the United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent, a delegation of Black anti-racism advocates levelled accusations of anti-Black racism against the country’s highest co...

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