Unmuted: elevating Black participation in politics
The upcoming federal elections are a chance to motivate political participation and empower Black Canadians to exercise their democratic rights.
Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted
On March 3, Amira Elghawaby’s office released a new Canadian resource guide on combatting Islamophobia.
Because it’s 2025: Canada at a crossroads on human rights
The question for the next federal government won’t be whether progress has gone ‘too far,’ but whether we have the courage to push it where it needs to go.
Forging a path for women’s leadership
Women’s leadership is vital for building equitable, inclusive societies, yet bias and institutional obstacles continue to silence their voices.
Black Justice Strategy’s 10-year plan ‘too little, too late,’ says NDP MP Green
The federal government released its framework to implement the Black Justice Strategy more than four years after promising action following the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
New research explores presence, experiences of Black Canadians in politics
The Black on the Ballot identified roughly 380 Black Canadians who have run for public office, largely in the last two decades, with a majority doing so at local levels of government.
Time for Canada to step up as a human rights world leader
The time has come for Canada to prove that it can once again be a global leader in human rights, and perhaps inspire some of the world’s leaders to do the same.
Words won’t eliminate Islamophobia—we need action from everyone
Canada remains one of the deadliest places for Muslims dealing with Islamophobic hate amongst G7 countries. To change that, we cannot just simply say that hate has no place in Canada—we have to make it true.
Lessons ignored, voices silenced
Judging from today’s political and social environment, we’ve failed to learn the critical lessons from the Holocaust and the hateful Islamophobic attacks on Canadian soil.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are not threats to research quality—they are essential to achieving it
The rise of anti-woke rhetoric in Canada—which appears to mirror movements in the United States—is potentially harmful to this country’s economic prosperity, and public health.
