21 Black Futures a series of monologues by Black writers starring Black actors which Calgary arts and theatre critic Jenna Shummoogum said is vital to overcoming the overrepresentation of white actors in Canadian theatre.
And a recent wave of transgender representation in the media including Canadian photographer Wynne Neilly s Time magazine photo of Elliot Page is beginning to challenge
conventional beauty norms in the face of alarming rates of hate crimes against gender-diverse people.
Even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of representation, tweeting that we should continue to #SeekMore representation in the stories on our screens, after
Kim s Convenience left the air.