Budget Morneau:$ 42 Million for the fight against racism and the “nonos”

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Marc-André Gagnon

Tuesday, 27-feb-2018 16:18

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OTTAWA | The federal government will invest$ 42 Million over the next few years to combat racism and the rise of groups ultra-nationalist prime minister Justin Trudeau has recently called ” nonos “.

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“The recent events on the national and international scene, such as the uprising of movements, ultra-nationalist and the protests against the immigration, visible minorities and religious minorities remind us that the defence of diversity […]” is more important than ever, one can read in the budget 2018 filed Tuesday by the minister of Finance Bill Morneau.

The Trudeau government will extend, therefore, over the next two years,$ 23 Million to strengthen multiculturalism, including leading through the country of the consultations on a new national approach to tackling racism and discrimination.

A sum of$ 19 Million over five years will also be invested to help black Canadians to identify “the significant challenges and unique” they are facing.

“Today’s budget is a budget for all the world, for Canadians across the country “, said the minister Morneau, in his budget speech.

$ 400 Million for the promotion of bilingualism

The Trudeau government has reserved a considerable sum of$ 400 Million over five years to promote and remember that the two official languages in Canada are English and French.

The Trudeau government promises, in particular to the minority English in Quebec will soon be able to benefit from improved access to services, and that ” in their official language “, says it in the budget.

“The government of Canada will do more to support the development of official languages communities in a minority situation and to ensure the dynamism and the vitality of the canadian Francophonie “, explained to the chamber the minister Morneau.

The nuts intended to promote “official bilingualism” will be sprinkled throughout the various departments, agencies, canadian Heritage, Employment and social Development Canada, Health Canada, the public health Agency of Canada, Statistics Canada and Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada.