NB releases report on systemic racism despite criticism from Indigenous leaders – New Brunswick

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By Staff The Canadian Press

Published on December 16, 2022 at 12:35 p.m.

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New Brunswick released its report on systemic racism in the province, months after Indigenous leaders called on the premier to drop the project.

Manju Varma, the commissioner appointed to examine the extent and scope of systemic racism in New Brunswick, released the report today with 86 recommendations.

They include removing racist terms from provincial pitches, educating elected officials about the meaning of systemic racism, and collecting race-based data in health care.

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In June, the six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation said the provincial commission on systemic racism would be a waste of money because it lacked independence.

Around the same time, a senior policy adviser to the commission resigned and claimed that “external forces” were limiting what the office could say.

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The province first announced that it would commission a report on racism in March 2021.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published on December 16, 2022.

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