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The niqab freaks people out not always because of racism. How would you like someone in a hockey mask or a ku klux clan outfit next to you?

I hope she was drunk... but alcohol only unleashed her bigotry and racism. I have never met a Canadian so foul mouthed.

If a foreign descended Westerner identifies as their own ancestral identity then that is good and acceptable, but if a Westerner identifies a foreigner with their ancestral identity then that is evil racism which leads to the Holocaust.

Demon of racism this woman.canad belongs to original people not people from europe invaded and killed million of indians canadians. World war 3 is coming how will see how racists will survive in world war 3?????

Any sane person would know theirs no problem with racism in Canada . Also that racial bias test is BS

I live in mainland BC and the most racism I see is against asian people. I literally heard someone say “go back the China” to one of my asian friends in a rugby game.

Racism exists in all countries and culture's...

They discriminate against Canadian born Chinese too, so I left after my Engineering Master and MBA.\n\nCannot say that I was proud to be born in Canada. Many of these bad incidences are what I remembered as a child. Canada's racism is a polite type. I did go back to my country of color.

If I Had My Way, Not Just Stores, But slumlords And everyone Involved With Being racism, I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD EXOPSE???❗️❗️❗️\n\nIf these COWARDS Refuse To Be A Customer Servant Too ALL Humanity, Then they Have ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT To Serve AT ALL???❗️❗️❗️

So Canada gets a pass on enforcing their border and immigration laws but the mere mention of that in USA turns into a media firestorm about oppression and racism. Such a double standard and a load of bs.

Preferring to live with people that are like ourselves is not racism but preference. If a black landlord chooses only black tenants, it is called diversity, but if a white one wants to rent the apartment to whites, it called racism.

I'm shocked to know that racism  exists in Canada.  Very eye opening.

I know the past actions of people greatly influence lives today.As a citizen of Canada I think all of us have to accept each others culture and color..we can learn alot from each other!!Racism goes both ways..whites against blacks...black against white..this really has to stop so we can move on! Spending time in Jamaica I was seeing prejudice against white people. .I was in a club and the DJ picked me out of the black crowd and disrespected me..wasnt a good feeling!

Simple racism is alive and well it's just hidden below the surface like downlow they pretend but it's like de elephant in the room,at least Americans don't do the downlow got to respect that at least ya know what ya getting.

I'm from Victoria and I would've expected much more racism from the city.

go in other countries and see how they behave ... racism is ture .. canada dont let 3rd world in they''ll destroy you

It's depressing to see the like / dislike ratio on literally every video which acknowledges the existence of racism.

I'm the whitest dude ever and get followed ALL THE TIME in stores. Likewise, the fact that they actually came out with the Implicit Association Test made this show lose all validity. Multiple takes of the test can yield different results, and as you take the test, you actually get better at not making mistakes. It actually forces you to make mistakes on the black faces. Take one, you'll see. Likewise, statistics exist. Mark is in fact more likely to steal than Rory. We're confusing overt racism with unfortunate group statistics. Also, Muslim isn't a race, but it is an inherently political ideology... Why are you guys so dishonest?

third installment . i was standing on the corner waiting for the bus going east . girl comes running up to me asking wheres the stop for the south bond bus thats coming . so i say on the corner where the womans standing , she looks around and cant see her and asks again this time more worried about missing her bus. i get it why she cant she the woman ,i think to myself should i say the fat woman because she was fat. but i knew why she couldnt see her , so i said the black woman and boom there she could see her. is that racism could be . she couldnt see her because she saw black first. or maybe thats not racism.

its funny the cbc disables the comments section on all their videos that white conservatives are likely to respond negatively to. but when its the reverse , boom. ill tell you a little story about racism . 35 yrs. ago i worked demolition and one day i notice these new guys just standing around. a couple of other guys come over to me and point out that those three guys just standing around would be fired at the end of the day, when i asked why they told me it was because they werent doing any work becuase no one would show then what to do becuase they were black they used different words. so i went over to these three guys and told them if they didnt work they would be fired at the end of the day. they said no one would show them which i thought was pretty lame since the job was to pick up the demolition garbage and pill it like every one else, so i showd them and save their jobs.

This is a great documentary. I assumed Canada was very inclusive and multicultural. I never heard about slavery in Canada or racism there. As an African-American woman I want to know all about the experiences of BLACK PEOPLE all over the world because we are connected. Many of our families were torn apart during slavery. Most of us can’t trace our history five generations. I’m glad we have YouTube to find information through documentaries like this one.

I would like you to do a test in Brampton in Ontario Canada where East Indians pretty much rule the scene , send in White People for a job at a work place that is owned and operated by Easts Indians and see if they hire the White person or hire the East Indian person . Stop picking on the White race when in fact all people have some form of racism in them

I would like to ask Canadian why you tell immigrants that you have a free country and human rights in Canada and then when Muslims immigrating to Canada are facing a different kind of racism and rejection from the society. I think Canada is a fake and if any Muslims have plans to come here I would like to tell you don't come here it's a fake country and fake people.

As a Canadian Salvadoran I’m grateful to be in this great country. However, I implore all immigrants/refugees to wake up and smell the roses, it is not paradise here....it’s great but not that great. There are things here that oppress Canadians, and the government is one of them. Racism exists here, better believe that, Sadly, In this world there is no more empathy, kindness. It’s a Dog eat dog world. No matter where you go.....ok maybe Switzerland or Iceland is alright ? but no where else. Like I always say Follow the laws, take care of yourself and your family and be happy.

Wherever people of color settle they mainly bring with them all their racism against whites and their violence.

I often make the simple response to the obsession with race and color, skin color is an illusion as well as even nationality and race .people who have scientific mind created all these names as well as for animals. Then I will be free to call my Of the human race,forget treating others as white,yellow,black,red,brown etc. Then I will invent my own scientific naming to a new name for all pet mammals A cuchy or mammalius d la plupus d cuchus or. fuzzy hairy small pet mammal. We humans often abuse this science power calling other human people derogatory racial names just to add insult to injury at each other. I would not be surprised that aliens from other worlds are studying the hate humans are inflicting on each other and if the United Nations fails to hold a race war, look up to the skies and behold it ain't Jesus, the flying space discs will battle planet decided earth! The human race hasn't met the expected perfected plane of spiritual and intellectual awareness to Stewart our planet mother earth. But the question I ask, If the space disks win,and the extraterrestrials rule, what will life be like under alien rule, education,economic policy, work, labor , industry, food , commerce, social life etc? will it be better or worse.Does racism among humans have to lead us to such a possibility to be invaded by another unknown race from space. Rather we must see the good,constructive, creative,beneficial and artistic musical in all races. The the light skinned races tend to be planners builders,architects and social engineers,they can teach others the skills for a better world lukecthe darker races can teach other races how to tune in to nature,medium pace if life,balance spirituality, balanced emotions and as they integrate planning psychology and scientific engineering to their creative capacity to help Asians, The Indian and the those of other races in the Pacific to help renew,create a more better balanced educated world. Louisville KY

Racism is a serious problem, but Islamophobia is a perfectly reasonable reaction to the disgusting barbaric religious ideology that produces disgusting barbaric acts in every civilized society that it infects.

The most racism I experienced in school was from teachers. Its the most profound kind of racism, because they are authority figures. The thing is when your fellow students display racism it doesn't have the same gravity as it does when your teacher does it because you know your teacher does know better but they truly believe it.In University, I actually had a teacher give a lesson that was so tinged with racism that it really broke me down, because what I've come to realize is that so many people think that being racist is saying actual racist words and don't understand that perpetuating stereotypes are the most prevalent forms of racism.  It is demoralizing because it feels like a losing battle when your teacher is perpetuating racially disparaging ideas to an entire class, and you think about how many people are going to be influenced by that idea and in turn perpetuate it. I realized that this teacher really insidiously believed what she was saying was true, but that it just wasn't politically correct to say it. The main principle of white privilege is that white people get to be individuals but people of colour get grouped together by the most base stereotype of their race.  I don't think Black-focused schools are the solution. I think more integrated schools with diverse populations of students and teachers are the solution.\n Then there are concrete issues of race, space and the law. For example when you come to realize that carding continues in Toronto, and that most residents do not care that young Black men are being harassed and treated like criminals by the police because it does not affect their community, it makes you wonder if people are only inclined to feel empathy for those who look like them.

Never ever there is no solution for racism period that is the truth people in colour you should be strong struggle to live with racism

Why are some people soo hateful towards others?? Could it be bad parenting. Let raise our children to respect others. All this racism & insults will stop towards others

That's stupid. Who would thin racism doesn't exist in curtain parts of the world. Lol. Where there's black there is hate. Lol. ..haters you make my head swell.

If don't yell racism you can't claim your victim status.

not saying there isn't racism, but this is a piss poor example.

I've spent plenty of time in Canada and it is not as flagrant as the states but racism is EVERYWHERE.... They are much nicer in Canada but its hurtful that people won't face the problem but rather turn the other cheek.

Racism is just a fact of the human condition.  Humanity has a fallen nature in a broken world.  In this broken world, inhabited by mortal people with a fallen nature, there will always be bigotry.  Thus, the need for a redeemer.

Please tell me if you think OSCAR PETERSON, JAZZ PIANO PHENOM, was treated with racism in Canada

You folks who always claim racism, helps to keep it alive.. It may not be the color but the way you act in an establishment. I'm white and had on an old leather jacket ove day while shopping which possibly made me look needy. That day while walking through different stores at the mall, I was followed by store personal and also by the security team while walking between stores. After not seeing what I had been looking for in all of the other stores was a new leather jacket but not seeing what I wanted in all of those places that I visited, I walked to Wilson house of Leather and finally found that new jacket. Best of all it was on sale. I've lost some weight since those days but I still have my leather coat which is a bit big for me now and starting to look like the coat that got me followed that day at the mall. Not everything is color when you get those looks and I would say it's more on the way you present yourself. \n\n Funny how it was during the times of the HURRICANES were the riots and thefts were done by people od color. Not all blacks riot and loot but those who do are a reflection of the thinking of certain races on this earth. Whites are just as guilty but no Asians, Whites Indians Arab or alien were photographed looting during trying times for many. In times of crisis can you depend on your neighborhood?

Racists care about racism. Non-racists struggle to cope with the ambiguous definitions tossed around at whim. Is there racism ? Yes , from RACIST people. Racism/racist noun/verb are very different things.

Lovely programme very informative, I testify racism exist so I thank all the good people who are working hard to make a difference

This a very interesting upload. Racism, prejudice in Canada is alive and well fed.\n\nImperialism + Colonialism + Capitalism = Racism Classism

Can you show the professor to Belgium please. I prefer a Canadian over an American or a German because our racism exceeds all borders. On a daily basis I experience black racism on an unheard scale. People come to me and explain they feel totally excluded from our society even when they contribute to it by (mostly manual) hard labor and social or political engagement. Maybe a Canadian profile could get some acceptance in Belgium. Same thing goes for Hindi, Asian and Muslim people. I cannot contribute more than launching a very urgent and serious appeal because I am not qualified in my society. Thank you very much to clean up our mess. I heard we have a caucasian Russian in the Euro Parliament but I did not check that.

Imagine the potential to society if everyone was allowed to achieve their potential and not stopped by racism and discrimination. It would enrich the lives of all of us and make the world a better place.

Racism in Canada is slightly less than in America ! Greetings rom Quebec

Racism in Canada may be subtle but it is economic and systematic especially towards natives and black people. As an Asian immigrant, many people in my community discriminates against black people especially interracial dating. My mom have this friend where his daughter is dating a black guy. She was so upset for some absurd and very stupid reason.

Wait.... So you had to fabricate racism to prove that it exists?? Seems legit.

Try being white in a black country. Not fun. Thousands fleeing South Africa, they are killing thousands of whites per year there. Racism is a terrible thing, and it is very hypocritical of the blacks in western nations who claim only whites are racist.

I wanted to take the test but guess what, my country is not in the list. Taking about racism...

What about racism against whites? Remember, it’s ok to be white

hardly racism. Come on you want to collect donation with hijab ?

Racism will never be gone because it's a normal part of humanity. It goes back to when we were hunter/gatherers and for safety you stayed with those like you. In the modern world it gets twisted and used for hatred. So really racism isn't the problem , hatred is.