Mr. Speaker, today marks the last official day of Black History Month in 2018, and what a month it has been. From the member of Parliament for Whitby's passionate #ISeeYou movement to the Prime Minister's historic recognition of the existence of anti-black racism, from Canada's adoption of the UN International Decade for People of African Descent to the hundreds of Black History Month events held in communities across our great country, this has been an outstanding Black History Month.
However, yesterday was the cherry on top, with a $23-million allocation for supporting a new approach to multiculturalism and combatting all forms of racism, and $19 million for issues affecting black communities in Canada, such as mental health, administration of justice, and the disaggregation of data.
There is more to be done. The road to full equality may be long, but in 2018 it just got shorter.