Five organizations serving racialized communities in Montreal are calling to meet with the City’s new anti racism commissioner — Maty Diop — following prior concerns over the city’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy.

They had been asking the city to declare hate crimes and extremism a public security priority, and on Monday the City Council voted to include these concepts.

“The City of Montreal accepted the request made by community groups to clarify the use of the term racism and the various forms of racism that persist among staff and citizens,” said the City in a statement. “The EDI Policy was amended at City Council this week to include anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as forms of racism and discrimination.

Adding,” City services include issues of anti-Semitism and Islamopho

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