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Canada is full of racism and that’s a fact. There is not much of the difference with the States either. Only difference is that Canada’s racism comes in the form institutional and systemic racism. The states have a way bigger platform than Canada so their situations regarding racism will be covered more than Canada’s and also Canada hides behind the “it’s such a diverse country” statement to diverge from the issue of racism. Ask yourself this- Which country do you see a wider diverse representation of, concerning the people in power? In Toronto we just had our first black police chief(which was a big thing here) a few years back while in the States they’ve been having people of colour and many minorities in power. Representation of different ethnic backgrounds is an issue here but nevertheless the states still have a long way to go with racism. I love Canada so much but there is absolutely racism that this country will not bother to even acknowledge

Racism is running rampant and its fueled by the BLM and fear that the Govt. is mongering to its people! Turdeau needs to go! One Trillion $$$ in debt and rising!

Something needs to be done about Edmonton Police's systematic racism. First missing Natives, now this. How many records can they hold?

The death threats alone warrant his arrest. \n\nThat's not even taking into account the racism and hateful rhetoric.

Really Canada?! I'm a Canadian i never see any racism in my country and why this long delay from the police to be in the Scene shortly after they call them?!it takes theme till morning?! ? \nGet this Racist out of Canada he didn't belong to our County! Clean up from these Racists we need peace ✌️ ??

Canada: Systemic Racism is problem within the country\n\nUSA: Take a load of this guy... ?

racism is everywhere to varying degrees. what's so hard to fathom about that. of course white people are going to think there's less racism. brown guy here in Northern California ...every example of racism demonstrated in this vid I have experienced on multiple occasions. its a regular occurrence.

And btw CBC, talking about intolerance and hate, will you be doing a major CBC investigation into the many arson fires at Christian churches of late? There is clear hatred against a religious group going on with the latest arson at the famous Nantes cathedral in France. Will the CBC be doing stories about the racial hate of the perps when they are caught? Even if the perps are not white? Somehow I doubt it. Although it's a daily topic in the CBC, their anti racism coverage only extends to certain select groups. They don't actually demonstrate a true belief in equality.

He should be ARRESTED under hate speech, racism, harassment, assault, trespassing. Not sure why police doesn't take action yet. Does police support this behavior? Oh Canada

I am Latino living in Toronto and i have experienced racism from some Asian and black folks (i am quarter black) but I still strive to make positive experiences with people everyday. Just here to say, racism is not just white supremacists, if you are going to fight racism, please fight all of it, not just one sect.

we are not the USA and we do not have their problems so we can not compare Canada to how the USA treats its citizens...we are all born equal and unfortunately there is some racism on all sides and not just white....

There may not be systemic racism in quebec, but there most certainly is systemic discrimination.

I mean racism is probably a big problem in canada..\n'But as a whole I think on the defund the police I think this is a one sided piece that didnt portray any defense of the police only criticism, in good journalism you need to let someone defend themselves and bring their perspective, this type of journalism is what you get if you have a ideologically possessed 23 year old fresh out of left wing college.. Perhaps learn real journalism try to portray facts not oppinions formost.. Journalism on a news outlet like this isn't supposed to be activicism but objectively portraying facts, and also doing interviews with people with different perspective.. Like perhaps interview Jordan Peterson and let him say stuff about group-politics actually agitating people and causing more conflict and more harm than healing..

Notice how half the video was about Quebec officials.\n\nSystemic racism is very much so alive and well here. It's god-awful.

But not as much as in the US is still not good enough .. "No racism at all" is what we want !!!

It isn't racism, he genuinely looks suspicious when he's stalking isles and not picking anything up with any intention to buy. Give me a break!!

Racism in Canada should not be a surprise.

I had no clue racism wasnt just in America.

All the dislikes on this video is proving the video's point. All the dislikes are from people who deny systemic racism is real.

The first rule of Systemic Racism in Canada, is Denial that it exists.

It seems that people conflate individual acts and experiences of racism with systemic racism. If the police stop and question me because I match a description - that's not racism, that's just inconvenient. Now if the officer said - hey according to city by-law blah blah blah, you're under arrest for having blue eyes *that* is systemic. There is a written on the books law treats me different from others. Systemic racism and flawed personal bias are not the same thing. The former does not exist in its literal form and (i'm very sorry kids) the latter will never go away completely.

systemic racism is definitely a thing in the US, but Canada really? have you even been to Toronto? there aren't even enough white people to perpetrate such a system...

Hmmm, how do I say this?? WE ARE NOT SURROUNDED BY RACISM!! In my line of work, I'm around people of every color, shape and size. There simply is no racism anywhere I go. This bs only exists in the media. It's all an illusion.

Look yall only remember racism when there's an outrage wait for a couple of months guys and the outrage will tone down just like the news of covid 19

It's worrying to see all the oblivious comments, in denial of systematic racism.

STANDARD WHITE RACISM: ITS COMMON AND WORLDWIDE! GOOD JOB TO SA FOR COUNTERING IT!

There is lot of emotion in this piece, but not very much context or fact. Indigenous people suffer from addictions and mental illness more than the rest of Canada due -inter generational trauma, and resulting loss of dignity. While racism exists today, even if we were to eradicate entirely, indigenous people would still need help due to the damage done in the past. The solution is not fomenting more bitterness and resentment. This is not an easy fix and indigenous people need to be part of it. We need to find a solution where they can rediscover their identity, foster healthy norms within their own nation, while also being part of this nation. Look up Durkheim. Defunding the police is an utterly idiotic idea. Police need more training, and hence more funding, to help them do a better job.

So sad to see that the majority of the comments are very ignorant towards systematic racism in Canada which indeed exists

Great reporting CBC , white Canadians don’t understand but instead unknowingly support systemic racism

Ahh the FAKE NEWS OF CANADA. Get of the racism horse mainstream media!

Please use actual data and statistical studies, using anecdotal evidence for the sake of sparking an emotional response without explicitly identifying the racism in such instance is completely unprofessional.

And people deny racism exist in Canada..... if it wasn’t captured on camera then it would be her word against his

1951 called, they want their systemic racism back.

Ok the comments i keep seeing here are saying certain places in canada now im curious. Ill make a pole and like if you have experinced racism in these provinces. (Like because dislikes dont appear we need to know which provinces need change most) DON'T COMMENT

Racism is no use, hatred doesn't solve any problem. Peace.

Thank you CityNews for our daily dose of racism. You make the CHina proud.

More fake racism! ??‍♂️\nGive it up already! No Canadian believes Canada is racist!

Systemic racism is a thing in Canada. Thankfully it is not as bad as it is in United States because Canadians are willing to keep up the good fight; they care and give an actual damn.

I'm still waiting for CBC to do as your former Yukon Morning host asked. Produce the program on how the CBC has contributed to and still contributes to systemic racism. Where is it CBC? I'm waiting.

Racism on a larger level will exist for at least another two hundred years.

Quebec citizens has GREAT UNITY. And unity creates strength.\n\nSo i dont see racism goin aways that easily.\n\nOnly way to gain control on Quebec is financial strategies. Justin needs to learn that from china. China is good at that

The biggest minority group in Canada is South Asians(Indians, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans etc. ) , most spoken non English language is Chinese(including Cantonese, mandarin etc. ) . So, why aren't these Asian groups shouting about inequality and systematic racism, but a smaller group(African Americans) is? This all feels like politics power grab rather than actual a problem. But there's a systemic racism against Aboriginal people, that's a fact that the government apologized over and over again, and I don't hear much about it in this video.

Systemic racism is real, the demonstration of the gaslighting from leaders and population is in the number of dislikes on this video. It is higher than the actual likes. Check yourself first and see how much you have ingrained racism on your daily speech and attitude.

It is not immune in Canada. There is and has always been systematic racism. Canada just wants to think it's not here, Canada is to nice. No! Non whites are looked at differently, and the criminal system is what they use benefit their agenda.

A 10minutes video on systemic racism with little to no addressing to the injustice, mistreatment that Asian Canadians are facing. That, ladies and gents, is the systemic racism we Asian Canadians are facing.

I think the big problem - which was mentioned in the video - is that there is an unfortunate history of systemic racism, and the problem now is that we are embarrassed by it and don't want to address it. I think this country is leaps and bounds better than our US cousins, but there is still work to do

I live in Quebec for 30 years. Racism here is hidden and personal but nepotism is definitely omnipresent.

Facing systemic racism daily!

If there is a problem with racism in this country, or any other problem, you need to stop taking this emotional blaming approach. Identify a problem, back it up with concrete data, and lets work towards actionable solutions.

Racism may never go away in any part of the world. What happened long ago may not be right, events in history that happened should not be forgotten but remembered on how not to handle something. I believe everyone needs to put aside race and religion and simply care for each human being regardless of what’s happened in the past.