Snehal Upadhyay-
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Mahmud Jamal as the first person of colour to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Mahmud Jamal was born in the year 1967 in an Indian family in Nairobi, raised in Britain and in 1981 he moved to Canada. He has been an Ontario Court of Appeal judge since 2019, he previously taught the students at two top law schools in Canada and worked as a litigator for several years.
“He’ll be a valuable asset to the Supreme Court — and that’s why, today, I’m announcing his historic nomination to our country’s highest court,” Trudeau posted on his Twitter.
Canada is a multicultural nation where nearly one-fourth of its citizen is identified as a minority. People have to face racial discrimination, the recent attacks on Muslims, its historical treatment of the indigenous peoples and police brutality against Black people and other ethnic minorities have highlighted the ongoing bequest of racism in Canada.
“Systemic racism is an issue right across the country, in all of our institutions,” said the Prime Minister of Canada.
Jamal will be replacing Justice Rosalie Abella, who is going to retire on July 1.
