CMHC VOWS TO ADDRESS RACISM

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. acknowledged a lack of diversity in its ranks and its role in past racism Friday as it pledged to overhaul how it does business. The federal housing agency said it will reassess all of its practices through a racialized lens in a bid to end discrimination. It also used the statement to acknowledge its role in funding the forced resettlement of Blacks, most notably from Halifax’s historic Africville, pictured, and Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver. CMHC’S decision was prompted by global anti-black racism protests after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. CMHC said it will create targets for adding Black and racialized people to its leader and senior management ranks. It will offer leadership training and professional development for them and provide mandatory anti-racism training for all staff.