Housefather recognizes the challenges of English-speaking Blacks
In the riding of Mount Royal, diversity runs amok: more than ten identifiable ethnic groups; close to 20 languages spoken around kitchen tables and probably another ten or religious denominations. After six years in Canada’s Parliament representing this diversity, Anthony Housefather knows a thing or two about issues of multiculturalism and equity. In a recent telephone conversation with the CONTACT, he recognizes that English -speaking Blacks in Quebec as one of the most marginalized groups in Quebec. “They‘re facing what I call a double-whammy: being part of two minorities in Quebec, the Black community is a racialized minority and the …