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systemic racism

Vancouver, Feds Take Next Step Towards Decriminalizing Illicit Drug Possession

City council unanimously passed a motion to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs in November.
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RCMP Quietly Releases Race-Based Data Showing Number Of Black Employees

A spokesperson said the national police force collects disaggregated race-based data required under federal law.
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'Justice For Joyce': Quebec Rallies Around Family Of Indigenous Woman Who Died In Hospital

Joyce Echaquan’s husband has announced he will turn to the courts to seek justice for his wife.
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Dying Indigenous Mom Taunted In Hospital Called ‘Quebec’s George Floyd’

The video filmed by Joyce Echaquan before her death spurred calls to end systemic racism in the province.
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5 Canadian Activists On The Power Of Joy In Organizing

Black women are at the forefront of "pleasure activism."
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Trudeau Condemns Toppling Of John A. Macdonald Statue In Montreal

He said “those kinds of acts of vandalism are not advancing the path towards greater justice and equality."
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Armed Rideau Hall Intruder’s Safe Arrest Shows Systemic Racism: Singh

The NDP leader contrasted the incident to the police shooting of Ejaz Choudry in Mississauga.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould Presses Heritage Minister About Systemic Racism At CBC

“It would seem there are some challenges,” she said.
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