The goal is to continue to pressure government officials to address systemic racism and discrimination.
The goal is to continue to pressure government officials to address systemic racism and discrimination in a system where black and Indigenous children are overrepresented. The proportion of black children admitted into care was 2.2 times higher than their proportion to the child population across Canada, the Ontario Human Rights Commission reported last year.
"Nobody is going to stop us from saying it. That's the really impactful thing and that's why we're here and why we're going to keep going. This whole political environment can't stop us."Irwin Elman, Ontario's advocate for children and youth, is stepping down April 1 before the office is officially closed May 1.
"Growing up in care, as a black youth, I didn't feel like I had a voice," said Richard Marcano, 24, also a HairStory report author. He got involved with the child advocate's office four years ago after taking part in one of the sessions.
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