Commentary
With the daily news cycle abuzz with the U.S.–Canada tariff war, 51st state threats, and seismic geopolitical realignments, it’s no wonder that the rollout of Ottawa’s latest program centred on the ideology of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is receiving little coverage. But Canadians should be paying attention, because “Canada’s Black Justice Strategy” represents an unprecedented entrenchment of DEI principles across our public institutions.
Canada’s Black Justice Strategy is the federal government’s “formal response to anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination” and “seeks to address the disproportionate representation of Black Canadians in the criminal justice system.” In Prime Minister Trudeau’s mandate letter to the justice minister in 2021, he called for the creation of a “Black Canadians Justice Strategy.”…