Intro

<aside> ℹ️ This page provides an overview of current federal party positions on Racism and Discrimination in Canada. The information below has been taken directly from original party platforms and statements.

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) identifies that Canada has issues of systemic racism, unconscious bias, and widespread discrimination. The LPC is committed to the Anti-Racism Strategy (ARS).

Strengthening the Anti-Racism Strategy

The Anti-Racism Strategy has been the primary umbrella program for the LPC's efforts against racism. The program directs funding and resources to various monetary funds and social programs that work to counteract racism or resolve previous racist behaviours (such as the treatment of Indigenous peoples by the Canadian government.) The ongoing funding is listed at 4.5 billion dollars, with 8.5 billion dollars having already been invested since 2015. Notable portions follow:

The Anti-Racism Strategy will invest 3.3 million dollars into an education and awareness campaign. The goal is to increase the knowledge and awareness of regional and demographic racial issues throughout Canada.
Justin Trudeau has stated that no relationship in Canada is more important than the one between the Federal Government and Indigenous peoples.
Based on the increase in hate crimes by 47% in 2017 (reported by Statistics Canada) and the Christchurch shooting of 2019, the ARS will provide 5 million dollars to community and civic-based digital advocacy and education groups. It will also provide 0.9 million dollars to Public Safety Canada to continue to build infrastructure to counteract hate speech.
The ARS will invest 6.2 million dollars into Statistics Canada and the Centre for Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics in order to increase the amount and reliability of data on racism and discriminatory-related issues.

The LPC also has a commitment to educating Canadians about historical racism in Canada. The LPC has provided 0.6 million dollars to the RCMP for cultural competency and trauma-informed gender-based violence training.

Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has not presented an official platform on racism in Canada. The CPC does discuss the treatment, sovereignty, and economic status of Indigenous people. Notable points follow: