systemic racism

The outgoing commander of Canada’s military says he first realized the Canadian Armed Forces had a real problem with hate and racism three years ago, when navy sailors identifying themselves as “Proud Boys” confronted Indigenous protesters in Halifax.

Aisha Addo was having a talk just the other day with a close friend about how they were faring as the pandemic stretched into 2021.

When Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil privately decided earlier this year he would retire after 17 years in politics, he had no idea of the challenges he was about to face.

It was a former CFL player and community activist who helped push the concept of systemic racism to the forefront in Quebec politics this year, after forcing the city of Montreal to confront the issue.

The federal government should come up with a plan to roll COVID-19 vaccines out in Indigenous communities immediately, NDP health critic Don Davies says.

"There have been far too many unexplained deaths, cases of unreported violence and incidents of racism in Indigenous lives, and it is time we begin paying attention, seek deserved justice and acknowledge that systemic racism exists and flourishes in this country," writes Jamie Monastyrski. 

The call to action, known as Joyce’s Principle, aims to ensure that Indigenous people have equal access to "the highest standard" of government-run health services. First Nations have for years complained about discrimination in hospitals and other institutions.

Mayor Lisa Helps says the vandalism of art in public places isn't acceptable after a mural in Victoria that has sparked a debate over freedom of expression and systemic racism was defaced on the weekend.

Toronto’s youth cabinet and a string of education and human rights groups are reupping demands for rigorous provincial action to root out systemic racism in schools, wary of the issue getting pushed aside amid broader pandemic-related challenges.

The RCMP says Mounties serving in Iqaluit are to be equipped with body-worn cameras later this year as part of a pilot project that aims to help strengthen accountability and public trust of the police force.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to do more than send tweets to settle an increasingly violent dispute over an Indigenous-led lobster fishery in Nova Scotia, a First Nations chief said on Thursday, October 15, 2020.

In a statement issued on Twitter, BC NDP Leader John Horgan says he wished he had given a different answer when the three party leaders were asked how they have reckoned with white privilege.

"Having these conversations with boys and girls at a really young age is, I think, absolutely essential to really make sure that they absorb what it is to be equal," former Tory leader Rona Ambrose said.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil apologized this week to Black and Indigenous Nova Scotians for systemic racism in the province's justice system, and said the government is committed to reform.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, children in Canada have been hit by increased poverty and food insecurity, poorer mental health and more racism, a new report says.