A Visit to Fraser Valley Institution for Women
Fraser Valley was very different from William Head. This federal prison for women has prisoners at all security levels, from minimum and medium all the way up to maximum security. I was accompanied by [...]
Anti-Asian Racism
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 35 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker [...]
Bill S-211, An Act to establish International Mother Language Day – Second Reading
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 34 Tuesday, March 30, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker [...]
Bill S-213, Department for Women and Gender Equality Act – Second Reading
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 31 Tuesday, March 16, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker [...]
The Invisible Visible Minority: Systemic Racism Defined
As we move to the second blog of our series about Systemic Racism, it is crucial that we understand what it constitutes. In order to work towards the eradication of an institutionally engrained behaviour, we first need to define it. Systemic racism as defined by the Ontario Government: Systemic [...]
The Invisible Visible Minority (Part I)
There is no longer any doubt that Canada is indeed a nation that is plagued by systemic racism, at every level. As a racialized person, I have been subject to, and have witnessed, what it means to have the “wrong” skin colour and accent despite my access to a [...]
Understanding the Commitment to Pluralism
“A pluralist, cosmopolitan society is a society which not only accepts difference, but actively seeks to understand it and to learn from it. In this perspective, diversity is not a burden to be endured, but an opportunity to be welcomed.” – His Highness the Aga Khan With the rise [...]
Renewing my Call for the Creation of a Cabinet Committee on Racism in Canada
My recent blog titled, “Canada’s Urgent Need for A Race-Based Analysis” urged our federal government to adopt and implement strategies to combat all forms of racism in Canada. The need for this action is clearly evidenced by the growing global movement against anti-Black racism, one local example of which [...]
Canada Day 2020
Happy Canada Day. Canada Day and this entire week is a very important time for all Canadians to come together and celebrate being part of such a special country. As a Canadian myself, around this time, I am often arranging tours of the Parliament Buildings for family members and [...]
Lessons from My Father – Creating Harmony
This Father’s Day I spent a lot of time thinking about my father, Sherali Bandali Jaffer. I miss him dearly. Both my Mum and Dad were very loving parents. They instilled in us many important values. Above all, [...]
Tribute to The Honourable Jim Munson
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 47 Wednesday, June 9, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Tributes The Honourable Jim Munson Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I also rise to recognize a remarkable man, Senator Jim Munson. Jim, I have a formal statement that I was [...]
Islamophobia in Canada
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 48 Thursday, June 10, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Anti-Muslim Extremism Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, originally I had planned to deliver a statement today about Canada Day, where I would reflect on my twentieth year in the [...]
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