Canadian Forces and Racism

man: Fowler has previously called for an inquiry into racism in the military, according to CBC. Rather than properly punishing the wrongdoers and deterring insidious behaviour, victims of racism within the Canadian Forces are forced into isolation, subjected to further trauma and, in many cases, catapulted toward early release from their careers, according to the claim. Cree air force member left suicidal after years of racist abuse'Systemic' racism in military needs inquiry, veterans say Read the full statement of claim here Marc Frenette, a 38-year-old Indigenous man from Ontario, Wallace Fowler, a 43-year-old black man from Nova Scotia, and Jean-Pierre Robillard, a black man of Haitian descent raised in New Brunswick, made the accusations against the Canadian Forces in a statement of claim filed Dec. 14 in Halifax. The statement of claim says people enroll in the Canadian Forces to protect and advance the ideals that Canada purports to uphold including equality and the right to live and work in a tolerant environment that fosters human dignity. From top to bottom, the Canadian Forces has failed to protect racial minorities and Aboriginal peoples from racism within the ranks. But unfortunately, the Canadian Forces has failed to look after its own with respect to these most basic human rights, the claim goes on to say. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.