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BCRC Weekly Update for the week of August 12 2019
 
The Weekly Update presents information on the status, needs and priorities of the English Speaking Black Communities.
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Montreal to create 3,000 hectare green space park

“With more than 3,000 hectares in area, the new park will be the largest municipal park in the country,” Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said at a press conference. “This is a historic moment marking a major turning point in protecting wetlands and to value our green spaces. This park will ensure the protection of ten percent of green space on the island of Montreal.”

The Suburban. Aug 14, 2019

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E-scooters are now available in Montreal. Here's what to expect

The City of Montreal has accepted to be part of a pilot project testing the scooters' use in three boroughs as well as in Westmount. 
CBC News. Aug 13, 2019

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Parti Québécois, Québec solidaire want Bill 101 to be strengthened

The Parti Québécois and Quebec solidaire are calling on the Legault government to tighten the ropes on Bill 101

Montreal GazetteAug 14, 2019
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CAQ language commissioner could strengthen Bill 101
The Quebec government is considering revisiting Bill 101 and creating a French language commissioner responsible for taking complaints from the public, and it's causing alarm for some.
CTV News. Aug 13, 2019
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'A historic day': Black Coalition applauds decision allowing class action to proceed

Ruling is “not only a victory for the Black community. It is also a victory for justice,” says Dan Philips of the Black Coalition of Quebec

Montreal Gazette. Aug 13, 2019
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Immigration hearings: Restaurant industry pleads for more foreign workers

The Association Restauration Québec quoted data indicating there are 6,485 vacant jobs for cooks, waiters and kitchen staff across Quebec

Montreal Gazette. Aug 13, 2019
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Opinion: Will Quebec Liberals remain 'party of all Quebecers?'
Many Quebec Liberals have arrived at the conclusion that the party’s rather significant defeat in the 2018 provincial election was the result of a very deep disconnect with the francophone majority. 

Meltwater. Aug 13, 2019
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Judge OKs 'historic' racial profiling class action against City of Montreal.
Lawyer for Black Coalition of Quebec believes lawsuit will open door to change within city's police force

 CBC News. Aug 12, 2019
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Quebec’s Secularism Law Is Meant to Marginalize Visible and Religious Minorities
"CAQ Premier Francois Legault’s Law 21 is promoted as a progressive legal framework celebrating the values of religious neutrality, though its explicit and implicit implications are clearly neither secular nor neutral for minority citizens".

Montreal Serai. Jul 26, 2019
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Trudeau Reiterates He Won't Apologize For Role In SNC-Lavalin Affair

"Yet he says he takes full responsibility for what happened".
Canadian Press. Aug 15, 2019

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Trudeau sought to influence Wilson-Raybould, violated ethics rules: ethics commissioner.

OTTAWA—Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the federal Conflict of Interest Act in relation to the SNC-Lavalin scandal, by seeking to influence Jody Wilson-Raybould in "many ways."

CTV News. Aug 14, 2019
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Canadians warned to be cautious about travelling to Hong Kong amid unrest

OTTAWA - The federal government is warning Canadians about travelling to Hong Kong amid massive protests and the Chinese military amassing on the border.

CTV News. Aug 14, 2019
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REMEMBERING TONI MORRISON
She was a literary force that helped usher Black Literature to a higher plane

Community News. Aug 12, 2019

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Article by  AkilAlleyn on  “They Told Carlton he Wasn’t “Black Enough” and his response is powerful for all to hear. 
"So powerful, especially from a family sitcom...", Nostalgia
July 5, 2019

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