Defining systemic racism in Canada

Defining systemic racism in Canada

June 3, 2020 6:48 pm EST.

Politicians have flocked to condemn systemic racism - but do they understand what those words mean? Xiaoli Li talks to academics and activists who try to define systemic racism, and explain how Canada's history created its current conditions.

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