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OTTAWA 鈥?Politicians across the country were united in denouncing racism on Monday, as anger over the police killing of a black man in the United States sparked calls for more action north of the border to end the systemic discrimination of racialized communities in Canada.Yet exactly what those same politicians were prepared to do to address the problem, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as a real and unacceptable threat to many Canadians of colour, remained unclear.The focus on racism by political leaders in Canada followed days of protests and violence in many U.S. cities, as the video showing police in Minneapolis killing a black man, George Floyd, has set fire to long-held anger over racism in the States. A police officer knelt on Floyd neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd pleaded that he couldn ;t breathe, then fell still. ART
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Research has shown that children can distinguish skin colour as young as three months old.For that reason, Avis Glaze, an education expert and former education commissioner for Ontario, believes it is never too early to start teaching children about race and racial justice.Though we hear a lot about racist incidents in the U.S., racism against Black, Indigenous and other raciali
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