A Canada for all : Canada's action plan against racism

Along with the commit- ment to diversity comes the need to underline the importance of treating all people with dignity and respect, both in the workplace and in the community. [...] Our approach is organized around the foundational principles of the inherent dignity and worth of the human person, the equal dignity and worth of all persons and the right of minorities to protection and to equal employment opportunity. [...] The program makes important contributions to the scope of the equality and linguistic provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. [...] To build on the knowledge base of diversity in the military service, two publications will be released in 2005: 32 A Canada for All: Canada’s Action Plan Against Racism “For My Country: Black Canadians on the Field of Honour” and “Fighting for Canada: Chinese and Japanese Canadians in Military Service.” • The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces will undertake a review of the cur [...] Canada will seek to strengthen partnerships and capacity of civil society through knowledge A strategy to improve the quality of life and empowerment and public-awareness- socio-economic outcomes of all citizens requires raising relating to anti-racism and the full engagement of government and civil society.