Canadian Congress of Black Politicians launches to support elected officials
Group formed to address discrimination and underrepresentation faced by Black politicians in Canada
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Canadian Congress of Black Politicians launches to support elected officials
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What this story says
- The Canadian Congress of Black Politicians was incorporated as a national organisation in August 2023 to support Black elected officials across Canada.
- The group reports 150 members serving at municipal, provincial and federal levels, and describes itself as non-partisan.
- A 2025 study found most Black Canadians experience discrimination when running for or holding public office, including from other politicians and the media.
- The 2025 federal election elected 62 visible minority MPs, increasing their share of the House of Commons to 18.1%.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 16 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 17 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
74/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
15/100
17 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 16 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The Canadian Congress of Black Politicians formally incorporated as a national organisation in August 2023. The group describes itself as non-partisan and says it represents Black elected officials at all levels of government across Canada.
Liberal MP Michael Coteau, who helped establish the group, said it was created to build a network for Black politicians from all parties. The congress reports 150 members and aims to provide mentorship, collaboration and advocacy for issues affecting Black communities.
Colleen James, the group’s chair and a regional councillor for Waterloo, said Black politicians often face isolation and stereotypes in office. She cited microaggressions and underrepresentation as ongoing challenges, noting that Black officials are frequently the only Black person in decision-making spaces.
A 2025 study by Carleton University and Operation Black Vote Canada found that most Black Canadians experience discrimination while running for or holding public office. The study identified financial barriers and a lack of volunteers as key obstacles to political success for Black candidates.
The 2025 federal election elected 62 visible minority MPs, increasing their share of the House of Commons to 18.1%, according to the Canadian Parliamentary Review. The report noted this was the fifth consecutive election to set a record for visible minority representation.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlet ran this story at all. None of the left-rated or centre-rated digests mentioned the 2025 study by Carleton University and Operation Black Vote Canada, which found that most Black Canadians experience discrimination in politics. None of the digests reported the 2025 federal election results for visible minority MPs.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 12 Aug 2026, 22:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
12 rated outlets
- All 11 left-rated digests below carried the group’s incorporation in 2023 and its aim to support Black politicians facing discrimination. They included the 150-member figure and the non-partisan nature of the organisation. None of the digests mentioned the 2025 study on discrimination or the 2025 election results for visible minority MPs.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The four centre-rated digests below led on the group’s incorporation and its role in supporting Black politicians. Three of the four included the 150-member figure. Two digests mentioned the group’s formal announcement in August 2023. None of the digests carried the 2025 study on discrimination or the 2025 election results for visible minority MPs.
- Battlefords NOW, the only outlet whose full report is printed below, led with the group’s incorporation and the discrimination faced by Black politicians. It quoted Coteau and James on the organisation’s purpose and challenges, and included the 2025 study’s findings on discrimination. It also reported the 2025 election results, noting the increase in visible minority MPs to 18.1%.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Read it at the source
17 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
12- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens CambridgeToday.ca in a new tab)
CambridgeToday.ca — is CambridgeToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
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- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens Oakville News in a new tab)
Oakville News — is Oakville News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
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- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record — is The Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
4- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New organization working to support Black politicians who face discrimination (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
1Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Canadian Congress of Black Politicians launches to support elected…?
- Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 75% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Canadian Congress of Black Politicians launches to support elected… left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 75% of the 16 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of Canadian Congress of Black Politicians launches to support elected… biased?
- Canadian Congress of Black Politicians launches to support elected officials is one event reported by 17 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Canadian Congress of Black Politicians launches to support elected…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Canadian Congress of Black Politicians launches to support elected…?
- 17 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the Canadian Congress of Black Politicians?
- The Canadian Congress of Black Politicians is a national organisation incorporated in 2023 to support Black elected officials across Canada. It reports 150 members serving at municipal, provincial and federal levels and aims to address discrimination and improve representation in politics.
- How many visible minority MPs were elected in the 2025 federal election?
- The 2025 federal election elected 62 visible minority MPs, increasing their share of the House of Commons to 18.1%. This was the fifth consecutive election to set a record for visible minority representation, according to the Canadian Parliamentary Review.
- What challenges do Black politicians face in Canada?
- A 2025 study by Carleton University and Operation Black Vote Canada found that most Black Canadians experience discrimination when running for or holding public office. The study identified financial barriers, a lack of volunteers and microaggressions as key challenges.
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