Madam Speaker, the past few months have revealed the individual and collective difficulties that members of Canada's Black communities face. That is why I am presenting petition e-3147, which calls for Canadians of African descent to stop being marginalized in the workplace.
This petition is in line with efforts to fight systemic racism and racial discrimination. The federal government must implement meaningful reforms to ensure that visible minorities in Canada can thrive. Being Black means having a salary that is 26% lower on average and having a much higher unemployment rate. That is why we want to end all forms of workplace and employment discrimination.
The NDP supports the demands of the Black community in their fight to be considered a separate designated group in the Employment Equity Act.