Righting a racist wrong long overdue

It took all this time, but the powers that be in the Canadian military have finally realized that it was wrong to segregate Black volunteers and make them do menial tasks.

Black soldiers load Canadian Corps tramways with ammunition in July 1918. In recent years there has been a deliberate effort to celebrate No. 2 Construction Battalion’s contribution to the war efforts as some sort of success story, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

November 23, 2021

OTTAWA—The Canadian military’s changing policies, regulations, and culture are reflective of the shift in our societal values. For instance, the current explosion of sexual misconduct scandals within the senior ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces includes many allegations of incidents that date b...

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