UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMIC RACISM IN CANADA: CONCEPT AND DATA

March 12, 2021  Online Conference

The murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis has brought the issue of systemic racism to the centre of the national conversation across North America. In Canada, it has served to remind us of the urgent need for action around systems of policing, the administration of justice and the underlying economic and social inequalities that undermine quality of life, particularly for racialized communities and Indigenous peoples.