White Privilege and Toronto

Toronto: In a city whose motto is, Diversity Our Strength, an understanding of race relations is the single most important quality Toronto needs of our mayor and city councilors, according to The Star. Seeing some fears about Torontos changing complexion playing out now in this election, where discussion of white privilege has become the latest hot-button issue, I think we are. It might seem to some people that if the non-white majority of the population are no longer racial minorities, then questions of white privilege need not be on the table and Questions of race and racism has become the central issue of Toronto mayoral race. Bring it on. For many Canadians, the idea of diversity is about attending a multi-cultural lunch or acknowledging holidays that are not mainstream. Beyond putting roti on your plate, or wishing your neighbour a Happy Diwali, diversity is mostly about race. Racial diversity is a fact of life, on display every day on the subway and in schools, and most of us are pretty comfortable with it. At the same time, we know that Toronto is on the cusp of becoming a population where the majority of racialized non-white people will outnumber white folks. Is Toronto truly comfortable with that demographic shift? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.