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Kennes Lin (MSW 2019) speaks to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health about racism and the Coronavirus

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Kennes Lin (MSW 2019), a recent Master of Social Work graduate from the Social Justice & Diversity field of study, spoke on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health about Canada’s response to the xenophobic and racist impact of Novel Coronavirus on the Canadian Chinese Community.

Lin’s remarks were prepared through her role as co-chair for the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice, Toronto Chapter.

> Click here to view her speech to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health

Kennes also spoke on the Global News program Living in Colour about the racialization of the virus.

> Click here to watch Lin’s appearance on Global News.