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The loan that opens the door

Launched in 2020, the Black Entrepreneurship Program has supported more than 24,000 entrepreneurs and was renewed in 2025.

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The tontine, a bank of trust

Rotating savings circles from Africa and its diasporas show how mutual trust can replace interest and credit.

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What the official numbers say

Income, poverty, access to credit: official numbers show gaps, and therefore levers for action.

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A law against online hate, still awaited

In 2024, Ottawa tabled a bill on online harms. It died on the order paper, but the question remains wide open.

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Holding the door

Holding a door, smiling at the cashier, offering a coffee: research shows these small gestures matter far more than we think, for others and for ourselves.

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In the picture, but not in charge

Seeing more diverse faces on screen is not enough: in Canada, newsrooms and boards of directors remain barely open to racialized people.

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The hate that goes unreported

Police-reported hate crimes have more than doubled since 2018, but most hateful acts are never reported.

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The virus had a face, they said

In 2020, hate crimes targeting people of Asian origin soared in Canada. A rumour can single out an entire group; a gesture can remind us these are neighbours.

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Tired of the news

Nearly one person in two sometimes or often avoids the news. In Canada, it's 45%. What if we learned to follow the news together?

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