Top 5 Zanana Akande Quotes

Canadian politician

Zanana Lorraine Akande (born <abbr>c.</abbr> 1937) is a Canadian politician in Ontario. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1994 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of St. Andrew—St. Patrick. She served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. She was the first woman from the African Diaspora elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the first Black woman to serve as a cabinet minister in Canada.

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I felt I could do more on the outside, which I continued to do working for long-term care and integrated services for children.

Change is not always welcomed. The default position for many of the people in government is white male.

It becomes more possible to elect another Black person, so that it seems not that exceptional.

I supported their platform because I thought it spoke to the issues that were most unfair and needed to be addressed.

Both of my parents were interested in politics, but it was really my father who encouraged us from a very young age to watch the news and consider why certain decisions were being made.