Yasmine Ghania for CBC News writes, “the B.C. government is now accepting applications for a new anti-racism committee as part of its efforts to remove systemic racism from provincial institutions. The province says 11 committee members will advise the government on how to implement its Anti-Racism Act, which passed third reading last month.
“The Anti-Racism Act is an important part of the province’s commitment to dismantle systemic racism and build a better, more inclusive province for everyone,” the government said in a news release Monday.
Hugo Velazquez, interim director of family and settlement services at MOSAIC — a non-profit that assists newcomers to Canada — said the province’s initiatives sound “very promising,” but added that the devil will be in the details.”
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