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Question of the week: What are you doing to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination?

March 21, 2011 | srmcrae | canada, discussion, diversity, human rights, international day racial discrimination, multiculturalism, my story, richmond, visible minority | Comments (0)

March 21 is the United Nations-designated International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Canada was one of the first countries to support this initiative at the UN, and the federal government holds a video contest each year to mark … Read more >>

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Question of the Week: Do Canadian-born visible minorities earn less?

March 6, 2011 | srmcrae | canada, discussion, diversity, experience, multiculturalism, visible minority | Comments (1)

Recently, we were reading an article in the Globe and Mail that suggested that Canadian-born visible minorities earn less than their white counterparts. A couple people e-mailed the article to us; it generated some interesting discussion among our team. Now, … Read more >>

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Question of the week: Has multiculturalism failed?

February 23, 2011 | srmcrae | bbc, david cameron, discussion, diversity, human rights, multiculturalism, news, politics, richmond | Comments (1)

Recently, during a speech on security in Europe, UK Prime Minister David Cameron suggested that state-run multiculturalism has failed. What does this mean for Canada? Do you think multiculturalism has been successful here? Do you agree with Mr. Cameron? Disagree? … Read more >>

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