Save us the ally song and dance—Canada needs action, not more faux-lidarity

Instead of expanding our horizons to rethink how we define safety, criminality, and the purpose of policing, what we’re getting are half-baked plans from yesteryear masquerading as change.

Whether intentional or not, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking a knee at Ottawa’s ‘No Peace Until Justice’ rally on June 5 took space and attention from the Black woman who was speaking on the podium, writes Erica Ifill.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

June 10, 2020

OTTAWA—“Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.” This iconic line from Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard sums up the Trudeau government’s flirtation with the advancement of social issues: from marching in Toronto Pri...

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