How is Black Lives Matter relevant to Canada? Does Toronto have a long history of police brutality culminating in the killing of innocent black individuals? Is there a culture of institutionalized racism that needs to be addressed?
I'd agree that we have issues here in Canada with racism, particularly towards the indigenous community, but the magnitude of these pales in comparison to the problems in the United States. To me, BLM in Toronto is simply an appropriation of a real movement in the U.S. by a group of foolish activists looking to bring attention to themselves.
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