'Hate is here': B.C. commissioner's public inquiry to look at rise in hate incidents during COVID-19

'Hate is here': B.C. commissioner's public inquiry to look at rise in hate incidents during COVID-19 pandemic

Aug 18, 2021

VANCOUVER -- The first public inquiry to be conducted by B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner's Office will focus on the rise of hate incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commissioner Kasari Govender announced the inquiry Wednesday morning, saying it'll include a year-long investigation.

"We have all watched in fear as disease has ravaged humanity during the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented global event," Govender said. "Many of us have also felt helpless as we've watched hate grow in the shadow of that pandemic."

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