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Society & Government

Racism and diversity platforms

Here's what the 2023 PEI election parties are promising.

PC
  • Provide a for-year core funding agreement for the Black Cultural Society of PEI

    "Provide a four-year core funding agreement for the Black Cultural Society of PEI to renew its strategic plan and to ensure it can continue to address structural and systemic racism in PEI" — With You. For You., 2023-03-24

Green
  • Support providing equity, diversity, and inclusion training in workplaces
  • Develop an anti-racism strategy

    "Develop an anti-racism strategy in partnership with community members and equity-seeking groups." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23

  • Increase funding to the Human Rights Commission

    "Increase funding to the Human Rights Commission to provide for the timely resolution of complaints."

  • Ensure adequate education for public servants on equity, diversity, and inclusion issues
  • Support better demographic data collection for identifying and understanding disparities

    "Support better collection of disaggregated demographic data as required to better understand disparities in our society, with a particular focus on health, education, housing, and employment outcomes." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23

  • Make public all recommendations from the Anti-Racism Table

    "Make public all recommendations of the Anti-Racism Table to promote greater public discussion and improved government accountability on matters of racism and discrimination." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23

Liberal
  • Appoint a Diversity and Inclusion Commissioner

    "Appointing a Diversity and Inclusion Commissioner, with supporting infrastructure to operate independently from the government with a mandate to promote equity and inclusion" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

  • Gather data on inclusion, diversity, and racism, and use the data for deciding policy

    "Gathering data on inclusion, diversity, racism, and other related issues on PEI through multiple forums and using the information to formulate public policy recommendations, strategies, and action plans"

  • Monitor issues related to inclusion and equity when providing government services

    "Monitoring issues related to inclusion and equity in the provision of government services to Islanders regardless of ethnicity, colour, race, disability and/or sexual orientation on topics such as barriers to opportunity; equitable access to programs and services; systemic racism and discrimination in healthcare, education, social development and services, housing, employment, justice and sport" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

  • Investigate racism, discrimination, and harassment concerns in PEI government and government-funded agencies and organisations

    "Conducting investigations, in areas determined by the commissioner, to address concerns of racism, discrimination, and harassment relating to the government of Prince Edward Island and funded agencies and organizations." — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

NDP
  • Update labour laws to ensure diverse and equitable hiring
  • Ensure the cultural history of PEI taught in social studies includes stories of Black Islanders, immigrants, Indigenous, Métis, and Acadian people
  • Expand the Anti-Racism Microgrant programme

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