“Action Week Against Racism (AWAR) marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, celebrated on March 21 // The 24th edition will run from March 21 to 31 […]” (Translation”

“In Budget 2023-2024, the government is therefore announcing $2.5 million over five years to strengthen the work of the Bureau de coordination de la lutte contre le racisme in its implementation of the 25 recommendations contained in the report of the Groupe d’action contre le racisme. […] On December 14, 2020, the Groupe d’action contre le racisme tabled its report entitled Racism in Québec: Zero Tolerance. The Québec government made a commitment to implement all 25 recommendations made in the report. A government review of the report’s implementation was carried out and released on December 9, 2021. Several initiatives have already been implemented, including: // the appointment of a Minister Responsible for the Fight Against Racism; // the implementation of a national awareness campaign; // the inclusion of the issue of racism in young people’s schooling; // the strengthening of the exemplarity of the government in hiring visible minority employees; // the introduction of initiatives to improve relations between visible minorities and police forces. // It should be noted that all the actions recommended in the report of the Groupe d’action contre le racisme have already received a first response. The government will continue its efforts to implement additional actions to combat racism”