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In Ottawa, members of the Black Canadians Civil Society Coalition hold a news conference following the Canadian consultation by the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.Lerato Chondoma (AVP-IDEA) calls upon the government of Canada to make structural harm legally relevant in Canada's justice system to combat anti-Black racism.

In a rare move, Nova Scotia's new budget will be presented on the opening day of legislature's spring session. Dr. Alex Marland (Politics) says there is a move both federally and provincially to rein in spending.

Now that there's been another defection from the Conservatives to the Liberals, the question of a snap election is on the table. Dr. Alex Marland (Politics) says the real story here is about Poilievre losing people.

Ruby Harrington ('25) spoke with Global News about the new report card on child poverty, on which she is a co-author with Dr. Lesley Frank (Sociology). She says what stands out in the report is how stagnant the numbers are.