Quebec has turned down funds aimed at addressing systemic racism in the courts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : In 2021, the rate of Black people accused of homicide was almost six times higher than the one for non-racialized people, the department also noted.
61% : The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combating systemic racism in the criminal justice system, saying it doesn't agree with the program's approach.
61% : These assessments -- known as Impact of Race and Culture Assessments, or IRCAs -- analyze how a convicted person's experience of systemic racism contributed to their criminal charges.
60% : ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW He believes one day the province will acknowledge the existence of systemic racism.
55% : "We believe that systemic racism is alive and exists in Quebec," Nyarko said.
47% : "We are not party to any funding agreement involving Impact of Race and Culture Assessments, as Quebec doesn't subscribe to the approach on which the funding program is based, namely systemic racism," Marie-Hélène Mercier, a spokesperson for Quebec's Justice Department, told The Canadian Press in an email.

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