Racism

EDITORIAL – Statue vandals are no heroes; deserve stiff penalties

July 20, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE STATUE VANDALS were at it again on the weekend, splattering pink paint on likenesses of Sir John A. Macdonald, King Edward VII and [Continue]

BEPPLE – Why there’s hope for rapid changes to ingrained racism

July 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT WILL TAKE DECADES to change the ingrained racism embedded in our society. That’s what a well-informed, well-connected senior statesman of the community told me the [Continue]

McQUARRIE – ‘I’m not a racist but’ is an all-too familiar phrase

June 28, 2020 // 2 Comments

JUST WHEN YOU THINK things might be getting better, a post like this is shared on local social media saying: “Got a speeding ticket near a Dennys. Do I burn down the [Continue]

HEIGHTON – Some ideas for redefining street outreach and police work

June 18, 2020 // 3 Comments

By JEREMY HEIGHTON Executive Director, NSBIA THERE HAS BEEN A TON of press lately about de-funding police, and changing the way that policing is done in Canada and around the [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Boomers – we didn’t defeat the man, we became the man

June 14, 2020 // 3 Comments

I AM OLD ENOUGH to have watched and been inspired by President Kennedy as he explained in a 1963 speech why desegregation of schools and universities in Alabama was [Continue]

POLICE – ‘Systemic racism is part of every institution’ – RCMP commissioner

June 13, 2020 // 1 Comment

Statement by RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki: June 12, 2020 Ottawa, Ontario As the Commissioner of the RCMP and as leader, I have the responsibility to ensure that our [Continue]