Congress co-founder Tony Ince says politicians have a duty to show constituents they have a voice
Nova Scotia Liberal MLA Tony Ince, who represents Cole Harbour-Portland Valley, is also a co-founder of the Canadian Congress of Black Parliamentarians. Five members of the group met in Halifax on Wednesday. Ince says the biggest challenge for politicians of colour is engaging with communities that don't have faith in the political system.
Black politicians from Atlantic Canada say they need to do more to encourage racialized communities to participate in the political system.
Five members of the Canadian Congress of Black Parliamentarians met in Halifax Wednesday following a national meeting earlier this month in Ottawa involving politicians of colour from all levels of government.
Congress co-founder Tony Ince, a Nova Scotia Liberal member of the legislature, says the biggest challenge for politicians of colour is engaging with communities that don't have faith in the political system.
Ince says it's the responsibility of politicians such as himself to "do better" to educate constituents and show them they have a voice.
The group says it is committed to ensuring that legislation at all levels of government reflects the issues of concern in racialized communities.
It says those issues include access to housing, equity in health care and in education, and opportunities for economic development.
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