Paul A. Winn
Paul A. Winn is a Canadian human rights activist, and lawyer.
He is currently a director and interim Chief of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, a Canadian crown corporation with a goal of building a national framework for the fight against racism in Canadian society.[1] Mr Winn is also past president of the Black Historical and Cultural Society of British Columbia.
In the 1980s, Mr. Winn wrote and hosted a weekly CBC Television program entitled The Canadians, which surveyed the multicultural communities of Canadian society.[2] He was the first visible minority host of a national television program in Canada.[citation needed]
Mr. Winn was active in the Anti-discrimination directorate of the Canadian government in the 1980s and 1990s, before pursuing a law degree at the University of British Columbia. In 2000, Mr. Winn was selected by then Heritage Minister Sheila Copps to the board of directors of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.[3]
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References
- ↑ Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act ( 1991, c. 8 )
- ↑ Canadian Race Relations Foundation Online
- ↑ Press release, Government of Canada, January 20, 2000
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