Trudeau shouldn’t abdicate leadership on quashing systemic racism to ‘consensus’ rule

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to reporters outside of Rideau Cottage on June 18, says that while he's been 'crystal clear' the federal government acknowledges systemic racism in Canada, his fellow first ministers couldn't come to an agreement on it for a joint statement.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

July 1, 2020

Despite the prime minister’s repeated platitudes on the need to do “more” to tackle systemic anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism in Canada, he has signalled the existence of a significant loophole he can use to not do much at all. Much like other matters of import in this country, Prime Min...

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