MONTREAL --
The creation of a cabinet-level minister responsible for combatting racism and banning random police stops were among the recommendations of a report presented by several Quebec cabinet ministers on Monday.
The report was drafted by the Action Group Against Racism, which was created in June and given the mandate to identify concrete actions the Quebec government could consider.
Health and Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant said the government wants to go “beyond a semantic debate and to debate solutions that will put an end to racism in all its forms.”
The Coalition Avenir Quebec government has been criticized for its refusal to acknowledge “systemic racism” in the province.