Call the Question

Rachna Singh, MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers and BC's Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, joins the podcast for a frank and open conversation about the need to change the laws, institutions and systems that help to perpetuate systemic racism in BC. Rachna tells us about how BC has moved away from the language of "multiculturalism" and towards "anti-racism," and in doing so, is acknowleding the lived experiences of Indigenous and racialized communities in BC. Rachna shares the work her government is doing to improve race-based data collection, while explaining the complexities of gathering and sharing data in a way that doesn't harm or stigmatize racialized people further. We also discuss on the rapid rise in anti-Asian racism during the pandemic, plans for the BC's first-ever Anti-Racism Act, what's happening with BC's all-party committee reviewing the BC Police Act, and more.