Asian Canadians Will Not Be Able To Fight This Alone : Mary Ng On Anti-Asian Racism
Canada’s federal minister of small business, export promotion and international trade on the rise of racism against people of Asian descent during the pandemic. Marie-Danielle Smith, Maclean s Updated
April 15, 2021
Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, in front of the Aaniin Community Centre in Markham, Ont. (Photograph by Lucy Lu)
Maclean’s,
Chatelaine’s sister publication, spoke with Mary Ng, Canada’s federal minister of small business, export promotion and international trade, the week after a man opened fire on three spas in Atlanta, killing eight people, including six Asian women. The attack brought renewed attention to the uptick in racism and hate crimes against people of Asian descent during the pandemic, something Ng has been outspoken about. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
TORONTO York Region is temporarily closing two of its mass immunization clinics again, including the drive-thru site at Canada’s Wonderland, due to the lack of vaccine supply. Melissa Pinto, a spokesperson for York Region, said in a statement that the clinics at Wonderland and the Georgina Ice Palace will pause vaccinations beginning Tuesday and remain closed until additional vaccines are delivered. On Friday, Wayne Emmerson, the chairman and chief executive officer of York Region, wrote a letter to Health Minister Christine Elliott requesting more doses to keep the clinics open and avoid reduction of operating hours in other sites.
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Last Updated Tuesday, April 6, 2021 4:06PM EDT York Region residents between the ages of 45 and 59 who live in select COVID-19 hot spots will be able to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointment tomorrow. Starting Wednesday, York Region residents born from 1962 to 1976 who live in five specific postal codes will be able to book their shot at two participating immunization clinics. The “high-priority areas”- four in Vaughan and one in Markham- are located in the following postal codes: L4L, L6A, L4K, L4J and L3S. “These five initial communities are identified in alignment with provincial guidance and by using York Region data to consider factors such as prevalence of variant cases, COVID-19 incidence rates, hospitalizations, deaths and an internal equity framework based on the Ontario Marginalization Index,” York Region Public Health states in a press release.
Last Updated Tuesday, April 6, 2021 4:06PM EDT York Region residents between the ages of 45 and 59 who live in select COVID-19 hot spots will be able to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointment tomorrow. Starting Wednesday, York Region residents born from 1962 to 1976 who live in five specific postal codes will be able to book their shot at two participating immunization clinics. The “high-priority areas”- four in Vaughan and one in Markham- are located in the following postal codes: L4L, L6A, L4K, L4J and L3S. “These five initial communities are identified in alignment with provincial guidance and by using York Region data to consider factors such as prevalence of variant cases, COVID-19 incidence rates, hospitalizations, deaths and an internal equity framework based on the Ontario Marginalization Index,” York Region Public Health states in a press release.