Real change on anti-Black racism non-existent one year after Floyd’s death

One year after the murder of George Floyd, the Canadian government has done little to to make good on its promise to address systemic anti-Black racism and other systemic racism in federal institutions, as was called for by thousands of protesters in Canada, and around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

May 26, 2021

On May 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a few moments in his COVID-19 update to remark on the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. The images of Mr. Floyd’s death at the hands (or rather, knees) of Minneapolis police were shocking, the prime minister said, calling it a “trag...

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