Opinion: Educators have a role to play in ending anti-Asian violence For some, challenging racism, modelling respect and diversifying teaching practices may not come easy, but the impact can be profound.
Author of the article: Erik Martinez Kuhonta and Kimberley Ens Manning • Special to Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021 • 4 days ago • 3 minute read • People attend a vigil in Montreal Sunday, March 21, 2021 to commemorate the victims of the March 16 murders of eight people, primarily Asian women in the Atlanta area. In Montreal, police estimate that racial acts against Asians have increased five-fold in the past year, Erik Martinez Kuhonta and Kimberley Ens Manning write. Photo by John Kenney /Montreal Gazette
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CTV News Montreal looks back at a COVID-19 year from where it began to the current state of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Quebec heading into 2021: January 18: According to Dr. Horacio Arruda’s year-end testimony in front of the national assembly, he first wrote what he called the ‘state of the situation’ on the early stages of the coronavirus, which until just days before had been isolated in China. Opposition parties criticized the Francois Legault government for what they call a slow response to the risk of the pandemic. Arruda testified that his memo should have made its way into the administration.