Canadian Heritage committee  I think some sort of an answer lies at various levels. The misogynists, the homophobes, the racists, they're always there. There's something in the air that's allowing them to come right out today and express those views more loudly than they normally would, because traditionally

Canadian Heritage committee  We had it circulated.

Canadian Heritage committee  Alberta and Quebec have reached out to us and are interested in this particular approach and thinking about how we would go about putting a plan together like this, obviously relative to their context.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the question. I just want to clarify the context in which I made that comment. I was talking about the power of the tool called the anti-racism impact assessment. The tool speaks to how you engage with communities, and it ranges from information sharing to empowerm

Canadian Heritage committee  I think everyone is a legitimate group to be listened to. The tool will allow for that. It will allow for those who would not—

Canadian Heritage committee  This tool is about being inclusive and bringing as many perspectives to the table as possible. That is the purpose of that, when we develop policy, programming, or services. This tool is not designed to be exclusive. It helps us in the policy development process, to bring all tho

Canadian Heritage committee  We're not absolute experts, but, respectfully, I think semantics can take us in many directions. I think what we're talking about is anti-Muslim hate and so on.

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thanks for that very good question. We have employed three professors from York University who are experts in this and who have helped us put together this race-based standard. They've looked at it cross-jurisdictionally, internationally, and otherwise as to what is the best way

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the question. The racial equity impact assessment tool is a tool that was pioneered in the United States. There are certain progressive jurisdictions in the United States that have already implemented this tool in policy-making and in program and budget decisions.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, absolutely. In Ontario, because we have to be different, we're going to call it the anti-racism impact assessment.

Canadian Heritage committee  As I mentioned, for most of this work it's early days for us. No data, no problem, no solution. We want to have an evidence-based conversation so that policy-makers and decision-makers such as yourselves have a clear sense of where exactly the problem lies and how to diagnose it

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. The way the categories are constituted, we're making sure that all the dimensions of race are covered, or as many as possible. Race is a complex thing and it's a social construct, so we also need to look at identity-based data. Our Ministry of Children and Youth Services is

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair, and members. Thank you for the invitation to present today. I'm honoured to be here before the committee to talk about the leadership role Ontario is taking to address systemic racism and advance social inclusion. My name is Sam Erry, and I'm the ass