Canada should pass an order in council against systemic racism

The prime minister and most premiers will not take political risk to protect those who need it most. Some leaders don’t believe it’s really a problem, some don’t see it as an urgent enough issue, and some benefit from donors who don’t want the issue resolved.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 19, 2021, outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. If political parties really mean it when they say they care about reconciliation and racial safety for all Canadians, they would put at least 30 per cent BIPOC candidates on tickets, put real money in platforms for Indigenous economic inclusion, enforce consequences for racism in health, and finally, publicly call out leaders who refuse to fight against systemic racism against Indigenous Canadians, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion
BY ROSE LEMAY
January 25, 2021

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 25, 2021