A recently released, first-of-its-kind report is working to fill the research “gap,” and offer new insights and data on the experiences and numbers of Black Canadians who have run for public office.
“If you want to make change, you need to have an accurate picture of what is going on,” said project co-director Erin Tolley, an associate professor at Carleton University and Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics.
“Before now, we didn’t have great data on the number of Black Canadians that were running for and serving in office across all four levels of government, and that really prevents you from making research-based policy decisions, [and] from using evidence to try to figure out: is there a problem?”
By Laura Rykewaert | The Hill Times
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