
Red Deer city council supports Diversity & Inclusion Plan; tension raised around definitions
Red Deer city council supported a community-informed Diversity and Inclusion Plan on Monday, following some tense discussion, in front of a full house at council chambers.
Officials say the plan acknowledges that the City has an important role to play alongside community members in enhancing communal well-being. They say the plan also outlines that the City needs to model desired behaviours and actions to demonstrate ongoing systemic change.
Administration explained that the plan was inspired by significant events occurring in the city between 2017 and 2020 that increased racial tensions like fights in schools, the “Yellow Vests Protests”, which some claimed to have concerned opinions on immigration, and vandalism at places of worship.
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