Dismantling Racism and Hate Act
| Dismantling Racism and Hate Act | |
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| General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |
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| Citation | S.N.S. 2022, c 3 |
| Royal assent | 2022-04-22 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | Bill 96 |
| Introduced by | Pat Dunn |
| Committee responsible | Law Amendments Committee |
| First reading | 2022-03-24 |
| Second reading | 2022-03-25 |
| Committee of the Whole House | 2022-03-31 |
| Third reading | 2024-05-09 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Dismantling Racism and Hate Act is an act of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia relating to the reduction of racist policies and practices in government.[1]
Legislative passage
[edit]An all-party committee, consisting of seven members, developed the legislation.[2]
The legislation was criticized by opposition MLAs who sought to amend the legislation.[3] The Nova Scotia government refused to allow amendments to the legislation, on the basis that points being addressed by the amendments were better addressed in the strategy required under the act.[3]
Provisions
[edit]The bill establishes a definition of hate and requires that the provincial government develop a strategy and framework for health equity equity.[4] Municipalities, colleges and universities are also required to develop their own strategies.[4]
Implementation
[edit]In September 2022, the provincial government released a strategy as required under the act.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Laroche, Jean (April 1, 2022). "Anti-racism bill receives unanimous support in N.S. legislature". CBC News. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "Nova Scotia proposes 'groundbreaking' legislation to address systemic racism". CityNews Halifax. March 24, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ a b Gorman, Michael (August 11, 2023). "Opposition MLAs say new equity and anti-racism strategy doesn't go far enough". CBC News. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ a b Gorman, Michael (March 24, 2022). "All-party legislation seeks to address racism, discrimination in Nova Scotia". CBC News. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "Why the province wants the public's help to define 7 types of discrimination". CBC News. September 21, 2022. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2025.