Combat Racism: Racism and Canadian Leaders

combat racism: In an effort to address systemic racism in Canada, CTVNews.ca asked readers to share their experiences of discrimination, according to CTV. Here are some of those experiences and reflections on what can be done to combat racism in the country. While many Canadian leaders have denounced the death of Floyd, a Black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck for several minutes, his death has also prompted some to claim that systemic racism doesn't exist in Canada as it does in the U.S. Canadians who have faced discrimination disagree, saying racial tensions do not stop at the border. CHARLYN NONO Oakville, Ont. resident Charlyn Nono was shopping with her 18-month-old daughter at Walmart when a code Adam safety alert was called for a missing 7-year-old boy wearing blue. I think that she looks just like me and she calls me mom in public, but when the code Adam was called I was approached by two Walmart employees and they grilled me on whose child I had in my cart, Nono said in a phone interview on June 4. Nono identified as Black however her daughter is mixed race and has very light skin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.