We have come from more than Slavery. Who were we as Black people before being forced into slavery. Let's tell this story. Let's talk about who we really are instead of what we were beaten to be.
Ms. Daniels sure don't forget to mention that the whites bought the slaves in Africa from slave Markets that were already established for the Middle eastern slave trade! So That means Black men sold black men to the white man.
Yes, I am well aware of this, but again we come from more, greater...tapping into the spiritual higher self, is who we really are, but unfortunately all of these distractions focusing on race and religion moves us away from seeking the Higher things and realizing that we come from a Sonship created before man was even made. Our power has always lied within, and that cannot be stolen from us once we come into alignment with this higher power. Let's take back that power that no man can claim. This knowledge is what was taken and suppressed. This takes great study and obedience to self, where our Creator leads and guides.
Coming from First Nation Denesuline who actually survived Residential schools bitch please..Slavery ended in 1865 residential schools closed down in 1995 where they tried to "kill the Indian but Save the human" crap...man, Blacks coming to Canada really need to read about Native and Inuit History in Canada first before saying such things yet you people whine and bitch about Racism?? lol we Natives and Inuits get it far worst them any Blacks...you people not used to seeing lots of Natives in control for once..the real people of these lands...Native,Inuit and Metis(mixed Native with Europeans) helped and still continue to built Canada..hell we still hunt and live off the land even trap...something People of colour need to see..just be happy with how Natives,Inuits and Metis built Canada...if America had kept the treaties like Canada. America would of been not different then Canada...
BTW Canada is made up by 3 major Groups Native people, Inuit people and Metis people...we don't based stuff on Skin colour like Blacks do we have our Cultures that sets us apart sine way before any Blacks or Whites set foot here..
+G-man & +Joe Dirt : Better than The States in *many* ways...But, This Expatriate Chicagoan *WILL* ask ya to note ... there's sucky scenarios, fucked-up attitudes from people of ALL races *everywhere ya go!*
KardiFan2000 Moved to London, U.K. November 2000..Right after getting married. She died from an aneurysm 02/2012. Now am living in Borehamwood, U.K. (Where "2001 : A Space Odyssey" was made, you know!)
I am Canadian and I love my country, but please do not be fooled by our politeness! We also had African slavery, Segregated schools for Black Canadians, Residential School for the Indigenous Population and many forms of oppression directed towards them, Japanese-Canadian Internment Camps, Chinese Head Tax and the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada and so on. Proportionally to its population, Canada has a very high level of Indigenous and Black Canadians who are victims of Police Brutality and Casualty. A High incarceration rate among Indigenous and Black men, high rate of poverty among the Indigenous People and the Black population and People of Color, higher rates of unemployment among the Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized groups even among the highly educated. We have hate crimes, the KKK, the media still portrays People of African descent in Blackface (province of Quebec) and of course we have systemic racism. Please click on these links below or googled any of the topics listed above to have further information on racism in Canada. Please view "Being Black in Canada " ruclips.net/video/ORW_e8P8RcY/видео.html ruclips.net/video/EIe1WQe2Cx0/видео.html% The 10 Most Racist Incidents of 2014: Canadian Edition www.huffingtonpost.ca/.../racism-in-canada_b... 59% of Quebecers say they're racist: poll www.cbc.ca/.../59-of-quebecers-say-they-re-racist... Africville: Canada's Secret Racist History: www.vice.com/.../africville-canadas-secret-racist... Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada www.cbc.ca/.../Missing%20and%20Murdered... Quebec has its own take on blackface www.theglobeandmail.com/.../frenc.../article22565904/ Blackface controversy highlights Quebec's media diversity problem montrealgazette.com/.../dan-delmar-blackface... highlights-Quebec’s-media-diversity-problem 9 year old Quebec girl banned from soccer game for wearing hijab ca.news.yahoo.com/.../9-old-quebec-girl-banned... Aboriginal and black inmates disproportionately fill Ontario jails www.thestar.com/.../unequal_justice_aboriginal... Desmond Cole was stopped by police more than 50 time because he is a Black man in Canada www.cbc.ca/.../desmond-cole-says-being-stopped-by... Indigenous and Black People are also being killed by Canadian Police force news.nationalpost.com/.../inside-the-thin-blue... Quebec woman says she felt ‘like an animal’ when judge lectured her about wearing hijabnews.nationalpost.com/news/canada/quebec-woman-felt-like-an-animal-when-judge-lectured-her-about-wearing-hijab
I love how articulate and intelligent black men and women are in Canada. Not trying to dumb themselves down to fit in like black men and women in the states. God bless you.
Ashlee B just because people don't speak like there white counter parts doesn't mean they have "dumb themselves down". Whites in Canada and the US don't sound like the wires in Britain, do you say they are diving themselves down too. If you are black don't get hung up on the way people speak. Listen to P. Diddy he didn't sound too intelligent due to his accent but he is one of the richest guys in the US.
Did y’all notice that the reporter brought up Drake’s father’s past crimes or whatever that he did which was kind of unnecessary but the fact that he even tried to paint Drake as living in a white neighborhood and Drake corrected him and said “I did not live in a white neighborhood”, this really shows how these reporters try to paint a narrative, they are trash LOL
rake got somewhere because he is half Jewish that's is a fact in entertainment, If you are not remotely Jewish your rarely get a chance, just having a relative who is gets you in!
The first time i travelled across Canada on a road trip, heading west, going town to town along the TransCanada Hiway, i choose a black friend to accompany me. I choose him because he was really easy to get along with and i knew he was an auto mechanics enthusiast, which, as it turned out came in handy on the trip. We were on the road for a few months. I grew up in a city in a little multicultural bubble of liberalism and was taught as a child not to judge others based on skin colour or sex; to be respectful towards people of all ilks and ethnicities. The thing is, i was young enough to not really realize that i was in a bubble. As we travelled though parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta, where there are few to no blacks in many towns, i began to realize that Canada is quite racist in the outback and little towns mid country. I was surprised and actually angered by it. My friend took it in stride however. For example, i was meeting people, getting invited home for dinner and meet the wife and kids sort of thing, and my friend couldn't even get a conversation going with most people, they just totally ignored him and gave him a wide berth. I know underlying all of that is just the fear of an unknown quantity and the fact that a lot of Canadians watch American news sometimes which tends to be chock full of black in gang wars, shooting each other and committing violent crime so they get a false view of black culture because the news at that time rarely showed blacks unless they were committing a crime.
@@shaneweaver7936 i'm not 'stereotyping' and i'm not an 'urbanite'. I'm speaking from personal experience of travelling across Canada with a black man and what i actually saw happen in mid size to smaller towns in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Calgary is a different story; no one i met there was conservative in the least, at least as far as i could tell but we were only there for a few months on our way west. It does have a reputation for being a conservative stronghold as far as Canadian politics goes. Telling the truth of an experience is not 'stereotyping'. Nor would it be stereotyping to say that, on average, Albertans are far more conservative than those in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver for example. That is well documented fact, as noted by opinion polster, the largest of which i used to work for, incidentally, so i have spoken with many Canadians, all across Canada. Shane there is racism everywhere in Canada though we tend to be a bit more polite about it than our Southern neighbours, perhaps not quite as blatant. However, when we travelled from east to west, the worst town we encountered for racist cold shoulder towards a well mannered black man were in the outback of Alberta and Saskatchewan. I know racism exists in Halifax Nova Scotia also, have seen it wit my own eyes. So don't take it personally man, unless you your self are racist, bigoted, sexist, hard right conservative. It was based on a series of observations and personall experience and hearing the differing viewpoints and attitudes of many many Canadians, speak about all sorts of issues. I'll also say that there is a large anti-environmental sentiment and actions put forward in Alberta which tends to be linked to and funded by the oil and gas industry and their spin offs. Documented fact. Do you doubt it?
I am so glad this video aired. Personally, I had no idea Canada had these issues. Canada was always shown as a 'safe haven' from racism and from slavery. This is the place where run-a-way slaves escaped to. Although this is a tough subject and many both Black and White wish for this subject to come to a close, there is still so much education required on both sides that need this information. And more importantly, this video does highlight many success stories regardless of the racism and historical oppression that exists, even in modern times. Please do not loose sight of that important fact.
Do you realize you're all the same people? You were just scattered to the 4 corners of the earth, but a gathering is underfoot so don't despair. Restoration is coming.
@@sylmarie6494 This just goes to demonstrate our relentless determination to survive and adapt through all petty adverse conditions in this life, such as racism.
@Ana Maria First, we need to squash the race card and understand and accept that we simply one race (human beings) "trying" to live on one earth. Can't we all just get along?
My ancestors came from Scotland and Ireland and I found this program very interesting and informative. As Canadians lets all make a concerted effort to have a society where all people feel they belong and where all have the opportunity to realize their aspirations.
That is a very good affirmation and a good and positive thing for pple to strive towards ,that is something God would want us to do. Its very thought provoking. I would wish other pple had the kind souls, and Godly spirit as you do. May God continue to bless you for your positivity and kindness. I hope many will follow your idea and philosophy towards orhers.
The most racism I experienced in school was from teachers. Its the most profound kind of racism, because they are authority figures. The thing is when your fellow students display racism it doesn't have the same gravity as it does when your teacher does it because you know your teacher does know better but they truly believe it.In University, I actually had a teacher give a lesson that was so tinged with racism that it really broke me down, because what I've come to realize is that so many people think that being racist is saying actual racist words and don't understand that perpetuating stereotypes are the most prevalent forms of racism. It is demoralizing because it feels like a losing battle when your teacher is perpetuating racially disparaging ideas to an entire class, and you think about how many people are going to be influenced by that idea and in turn perpetuate it. I realized that this teacher really insidiously believed what she was saying was true, but that it just wasn't politically correct to say it. The main principle of white privilege is that white people get to be individuals but people of colour get grouped together by the most base stereotype of their race. I don't think Black-focused schools are the solution. I think more integrated schools with diverse populations of students and teachers are the solution. Then there are concrete issues of race, space and the law. For example when you come to realize that carding continues in Toronto, and that most residents do not care that young Black men are being harassed and treated like criminals by the police because it does not affect their community, it makes you wonder if people are only inclined to feel empathy for those who look like them.
This is a great documentary. I assumed Canada was very inclusive and multicultural. I never heard about slavery in Canada or racism there. As an African-American woman I want to know all about the experiences of BLACK PEOPLE all over the world because we are connected. Many of our families were torn apart during slavery. Most of us can’t trace our history five generations. I’m glad we have RUclips to find information through documentaries like this one.
This was quite interesting to me bc being a Black Man here in the states... I would have ever in a million & one yrs. thought racism or slavery existed in Canada. I am a person who LOVES learning new things on a daily even now at 28. I don't know all thats around me so coming across documentary's like this is Awesome... 👍👍 #2ThumbsUp.
Dedric Carey Brother Carey. The original Indians of Canada are so called black folks and the so called African American. We are the anasazi nation. We are of African descent also. Those pyramids in Mexico proves this. If you dig deep, a whole other time with open up before your eyes. These Indians you see today are the $5 Indians. Google $5 dollar Indians and even after that the rabbit hole goes deeper fam. Food for thought
there's a form of racism everywhere in the world. even though there's less black people canada, statistics will seem like there's less hate crimes. but thats far from true. in nova scotia, where all the free slaves went to live to flee from the south, they were segregated into different towns. and they still treat them terribly.
Black peoples history in said Canada and America has been taught to us by people who push Anglo supremacy and forget about black folks or did they? You have to dig deep for info or continue to let others who are baby's to us historically, teach you who you are. To them it was slavery end of story. Hers a little info. Slaves weren't dropped off on American shores. The Atlantic Ocean waves destroyed too many Spaniard and English ships. The African slaves were transported through Nova Scotia. Facts! The autochthonous asians you see today are not the origina indigenous Indians in Canada, Nova Scotia or America.. But it's on you what you let others teach you. Just sharing
the 1st Political black leader in North america was sir James Douglas he was the premier of the province of British Columbia in the 1800s this would be the same as being a governor of a state to bad this was not mentioned.Oscar Peterson the great Canadian jazz player who wrote the Freedom song for the american civil right movement noticed a huge difference in racism between the 2 countries. Yes we had some prejudiced in Canada but not as big as the USA back then.
Dedric Carey - You would be right to assume racism did not exist in Canada. It's someones wet dream. They wish slavery existed in Canada so they could jump on that SJW band wagon. Some people want to feel oppressed.
Racism in Canada may be subtle but it is economic and systematic especially towards natives and black people. As an Asian immigrant, many people in my community discriminates against black people especially interracial dating. My mom have this friend where his daughter is dating a black guy. She was so upset for some absurd and very stupid reason.
timdella92 thank you for admitting that racism in Canada is subtle. Though fully not eradicated, as a western culture we enjoy the least discrimination, possibly ever, in the history of human civilization.
timdella92, Chinese had a hand in enslaving black people. Hell l learned that black people were dominant in martial arts. We invented the degrees in black belts.
ECONOMIC AND SYSTEMATIC ?......MANY ARE USING THESE BIG SOUNDING WORDS TODAY IT IS IN FASHION......I WILL GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT......ENLIGHTEN ME.....BLESSINGS.
(1) In Canada, we suffer from the *Tyranny of silence.* We are not arrogant or abusive like the Americans, but we are stubbornly reluctant towards understanding anything about the 'other' --- almost bordering on being afraid of learning about anything 'different.' (2) So, we get people from all possible ethnicities and histories. And Canadians never demean them - but we sure expect that somehow they should *WIPE clean their pasts* & become 'heritage-less' person --- or at least, we like to treat them like that --- a "don't ask, don't tell" motto !! (3) and this is nothing new, this deafening silence of non-engagement is what has alienated the *Native Canadians* for so many years
''''BUT WE EXPECT THEM TO WIPE CLEAN THEIR PASTS''''' and become ''heritage-less'''.... I speak kindly to you: ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU ARE A HARD-CORE RACIST? AND....are you aware that your views are ignorant and non-productive? The Natives lived on this landmass for thousands of years according to Western Academics. Westerners colonized this landmass North and South. The Natives have recorded history guesstimating that '''the white man''' will not last on the land no more than 500 years. Well. We are at the 400 year mark. In other words...whatever, who-ever rules now will not always rule. There is no reason to ERASE YOURSELF AND WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOUR ANCESTORS HAVE BEEN.
this is a great show. I live in the NW in the USA and I have been to Canada a few times. I never realized how much racism was in Canada. My ignorance is bliss I guess, but it's still better than the racism here in the States.
@@MrJoco69 you are insensitive and ignorant, i hope your race never have to endure ther pain and discrimination black folks endure,even in 2020.god will justify their oppressors in time.
Well done Asha. Very informative documentary. I know Blacks live throughout Canada but I never knew some of the history talked about in this video. You presented the information very well. Enjoyed watching you and the CBC reporters.
Not sure why the CBC only interviewed black Canadians of Caribbean descent. There are a number of other black Canadians from Africa living in Canada, including Somali-Canadians, Nigerian-Canadians, and Ghanian-Canadians. The segment was very limited in scope.
I agree. Imo I feel that Somali Canadians get the worst of it because we get racism for being black but then other blacks also don't like us because we're Muslim and there's the whole "terrorist" stereotype.
I grew up in central Scarborough. I'm 50+ years old. Being against a culture where the mantra is "you don't call the police" does not make one against people based on race. A culture of 'self-policing' behaviour in public should not be challenged by a culture of "are you a cop?" or "do you have a badge?". Dwight Drummond rocks.
Montrealer here. Caribbean restaurants are notorious for having poor service, irregular hours, poor hygiene, long wait times, inconsistent food etc. I've seen them come and go by the dozens and it's sad bc so many of them have really great, whole food (nothing processed) for a decent cost but the reason they can't stay open has more to do with work ethic and business management than patronage. We have a huge caribbean community and the locals love the food too but once u get attached to one of these places, they disappear a few months later. Jamaicans especially, Trinidadians seem to be able to make the business side work better.
Local Heights ihavebeen saying i want to move to Canada since I was 10 without ever doing any research I have just been attracted to the kindness stereotype I l I am 30
@Matty Bruno Lucas Zenere Salas That's correct at all. Slavery was alive and well in Canada and there were systematic legislation (similar to Jim Crow) that condone segregation between Blacks and Whites i.e. schools were segregated and the last segregated school in Canada closed during the 80s in Ontario. Canada is a country that has a troubled settler past the enacted colonization and that still imposes systemic racist that is pro White supremacy and surpressing the racialized minorities.
@Matty Bruno Lucas Zenere Salas History has been White washed for years, rarely ever sharing history from racialized minority perspective. I am currently in Sociology (specifically studying Minority Relations) and have been learning torrid past of Canada. I am happy you received a an excellent mark in your class. And no I am not incorrect in my statement, I recommend you read "Minority Relations" written by Canadian Sociologist Augie Fleras.
@Matty Bruno Lucas Zenere Salas Interesting you know who I am talking about yet clearly have a different perspective on what the author was discussing in his books. Regardless of where you are in the world history is often told from the dominant culture perspective and barely acknowledges the history of those who are marginalized. And just because Jim Crow did not exist in Canada don't be so naive to dismiss the realty that Canada's had a horrific settler past. Sadly, people are still feeling the pernicious effects generations later. Have a great night and enjoy the rest of your week.
the world sucks everyone. we really need to just all go away and start the world all over again from scratch and try to start off not being soo hateful towards any race, sex and gender.
Alexis Sims - While it is true that the world has donned this hateful spirit, it all starts with one person. I must change my attitude and challenge those within my influence not to tolerate the "ism's". I must stand up and address issues when I hear/see them. Yet the overall problem is the heart & according to Jeremiah 17:9...it's just "wicked, deceitful and can not be known".
Being a Black Lady in America has not affected me negatively. I believe that is some white women especially don't like me because I walk with my head up. I give off an aura that they cannot stand. After looking at me funny, asking me questions, they stop talking to me. (they did me a favor) Some say, where are you from? Yes I am from JA. Hey! You can't touch this. Black America always talk negatively about one another. I say to some of them, if you guys don't like each other, how do you expect people to like you?
Happey67 ...I agree, I was told at my job, that I had too much pride by one of my supervisors, my response; blame my Jamaican Granny. Am a proud island woman, I don't share the "I want to fit in...why don't u love me...yadda, yadda...I was raised to love me just as I am.
It's funny that you don't see the seriously odd separatist view you hold is detrimental to the high identity you profess possession of... Hmm... Huge part of the problem is all these divisions..
Charla Gotier I disagree, the poor me, include mentality is what keeps us down with self loathing. Be happy and content with who you are. You dont need to crossover to someone else's culture to be happy. im Haitian, i know who i am. Be proud of your own culture.
Speaking as a white man I have to admit I don't quite understand the need for anyone to organize as a race in Canada. First generation clubs from whatever country, sure, but as a race? Is it the elephant in the room... American slavery? I can't help but think that most perceived problems blacks have in Canada are due to American issues we see in movies and media. We in Canada bend over backwards to offer opportunity to succeed. Even touching on racism is widely and loudly crushed. I personally, as do most, give any individual the opportunities they deserve but it's up to them to screw it up or not. To me, if any minority can't make it in this society they aren't trying. It's actually worse in my mind to be white male in public forums because our views and opinions are marginalized and shouted down. RUclips and the internet are the few forums where honest feelings and opinions can be spoken. No one with anything to lose would say this in public for fear of attacks from the thought police. Pretty sad we live in a free country that actually doesn't allow free speech from all. I guess some are more free than others. Keep telling me I'm unfair and bad, when I'm not and I might actually grow resentment and the very prejudice you're complaining about.
This is exactly why we need tend to "organize as a race" : similar people will often live similar experiences. Maybe you treat everyone the same but i can assure you that not everyone does. Being white, you don't live and experience what most black people do.
Why do you and nearly all Canadians pretend to not know that CANADA ALSO HAD SLAVERY, along with the U.S., Cuba, Mexico, Caribbean islands, Brazil, etc, etc, etc....... Even some Native American tribes owned, bought & sold slaves. And I won't even bring up Canada's near identical treatment of Native Americans, WWII Japanese, Eskimo's, and demonstrated the exact racial & cultural biases that were displayed in the US & ALL Euro nations. Canadians are not saints. You've behaved no differently than all other nations in regards to race (black people) than your southern neighbors. You simply continue to coast through the decades deflecting scorn , blame, wrong doing & the truth. The only reason that you've been successful is do to the fact that no one outside of Canada knows anything about Canada's history, and no one cares or is interested enough to make the effort. Canada goes to great lengths to bury ANYTHING negative about Canada. Look at the struggle that it took to produce "The Book of Negros". We Americans are NOT above admitting our horrible transgressions, and yours never misses an opportunity to remind us. The balls in your court. Just an observation from an American, married to a Canadian.
Sam LSD Actually I'm the American, married to a Canadian. I mentioned that just to show that I have some actual hands on, up close and personal experience with numerous Canadians, through marriage, friendship, and by having lived and traveled in Canada for a few years. Plus, nearly everywhere I go here at home in the US, I/we run into Canadian expats. Who further feed my knowledge of my aforementioned statements.
tuutts39 What a bunch of crap. No one ever said we were saints, jackass.What was done here in Canada IS nothing like was done elsewhere and we've done more to be inclusive and repair past transgressions than virtually any nation has. So spare me that bullshit you spewed. It's old bitterness that keeps things heated. All people like you want to do is keep the wedge driven between the races.... you have nothing good to offer but nonsense and old hatreds. Get it through your thick skull that you will NEVER shame or guilt us into anything more than we've already done. That crap might work with liberals sitting in trendy coffeehouses and the media but it doesn't work in average homes. Sometimes I think people like you WANT there to be issues and nothing will ever please you. Except maybe if you reversed the old roles. Don't waste my time..... I see Tuutts39.... DELETE.
Thanks for the upload because international information is valid. America is not the world but a combination of every world you can connect to and learn from. I am in Midwest, America.
I grew up in Canada and now live in the southern US. There were so mild few and far between racist instances. In America, racism is ingrained. It is a daily battle. There was a strong institution of slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow laws. All I can tell people on this tape is to try and come living here!
I'm a Canadian who has spent time living in other countries and cultures. I've experienced racism both for my race and for other races - this subject has clear storylines in North America, a peaceful world demands we eliminate racism, that means all racism regardless of race. Regardless of skin color. Racism exists equally from black and brown towards caucasian, it's systematic racism by class or wealth that I believe needs healing.
110% agree! Many black people are extremely racist! Constantly using racial and other derogatory comments towards whites. The difference? Black people get away with it and face zero consequence, especially in North America.
I truly hope most of the racists in these comments don't ACTUALLY live in Canada, because that would be surely disappointing. Hopefully they're just American racists who go from video to video regarding race and commenting on them. Just disgusting.
Sorry to bust your bubble but I can assure that they are ALL Canadians. Americans (unlike Canadians) could care less about Canadians. Canadians on the other hand are obsessed with Americans and it's actually a Canadian thing to hate Americans.....
what makes you think I am a US citizen? Typical naive, insular Canadian.......And who said the US "NEEDED" a black president? Why was it essential? Your issues go well beyond racism towards so-called "black" people. It's that and xenophobia, white supremacy, classism, elitism to mention but a few, and a refusal to even accept that anything is wrong. That's why you actually believe that people who display a racist attitude as children can simply "grow up" and have a change of attitude! At least, we can both agree on that; Canada sucks at different things.....
I am a powerful woman raised by my grandparents and my parents in an amazing family. I identify myself as a woman of colour, amazing colour, it embraces me and reflects back my beauty for all around me to see. We were given every opportunity to explore the world where we lived and had passion for reading books, I was encouraged to explore so much of the world and ideologies. Issues of racism existed around me and this was unquestionable, but we had a safe place in a family with committed parents to develop and make our mark on the world. How refreshing to explore the world from a safe place and our parents especially my father encouraged us to mix with people of all cultures, because he firmly believed and I also believe there is only one race, the human race. We look different on the outside but let’s enjoy the fact that God made of one flesh all people. So, impressed with my amazing grandparents and parents... I love myself and I love the world that we live in, even though everyone is not perfect, we are are amazing. I was born in Jamaica, raised in England, UK, and now live in Canada.
I AM......CREATOR MODE......TRUE INNER POWER. AN ENLIGHTEN SOUL. NONE VICTIMHOOD MODE.....SELF LOVE, WORLD LOVE, ONE LOVE.....OUT OF MANY.......INDEED........BLESSINGS.
My experience in Canada has been largely positive, with only minimal racial difficulties. As a teenager, I do recall some kids making blatantly racist comments, when I was the only minority in the room; but they were silly girls, popular and full of themselves, and most of the students who heard did not laugh with them. We all knew it was wrong. Another time I was told, by an agent, that a potential employer claimed she would not hire me because of my race. I did not hear these words firsthand, though, so it was impossible for me to verify the truth. In the end, I let the matter alone. Other people, I realize, have endured severe injustices; such have not been my experience, but this does not subtract from their reality. Indeed, racism does exist, and shall remain as long as there are imbeciles wallowing in the mire of ignorance, people who cling to an absurd sense of superiority for lack of something more meaningful to hold. As well--and it must be said!--quite likely, we all have, at some point, entertained discriminatory thoughts. 'Tis not a 'black and white' problem but a human one, and we must be mindful of it beginning with ourselves. Canada, then, with its many inhabitants and complex history, will never be the exception. We can't expect perfection among people, here or anywhere else in the world. Even so, I believe there are enough fellow Canadians who strive to treat people as individuals and are happy to make friends across cultures. My life has been and continues to be a testament to that! Whatever our troubles, we still retain a proud heritage of diversity and progressive ethnic harmony. We do try, and for this reason I love my country. I am deeply patriotic and immensely proud to be part of it!
Good for you. It would be easy to judge all by comments of a few, especially teenagers and the "pack mentality" that will attack anyone that isn't in their group.
Faith Serene I'm sorry.. but agent? For what? If you're rich you lose your poor me card. And don't say you're not rich if you had an agent you were PRIVILEGED. Being poor and white is worse than being black and wealthy enough to get an agent.. also if it was an acting agent it depends on what the show was for. If they want a white character? That's their prerogative. If they want a black one? That's fine too. It's not racist. It's a "look" someone's looking for for a certain character and or a certain shoot. (Modelling.)
Chloweful...What are you talking about? I speak of an agency for mainstream employment, not one for actors and actresses. Go to a job agency , take a few tests, and you may acquire an agent, too. It is not an exclusive privilege. Given the context I have clarified, the rest of your comment is not relevant...unless you wish to argue against the Canadian Human Rights Act. I certainly am not wealthy, but thank you for the thought all the same.
You must be a paid government shill or very naive or in severe denial if you believe that many Canadians give a damn about "non-white" people in their country.......... "
As an African-American with mixed cultural heritage ( Black Indian and Caribbean) this program shows the need for a global approach to Afrophobic thinking and behavior.
I'm black Canadian... Of course I would never say racism doesn't exist in Canada... But the Canada that they are describing is foreign to me... Where as As soon as I cross the brother to the state I get racially profile... By the time I get to New York City I'll get stop 3 times on average... So... Again not sure which Canada they are describing...otd a different time now...
Because u don't experience something does not mean it does not happen...2016 I was called the 'N' word right here in BC Canada and my son was mocked by his classmates. One kid made a black clay mask of him and told himtah is him in the future and he will be poor and homeless. But They are very subtle with the racism here. But it is everywhere u find a black person that is fact. Once you are black they try to set you back but we are naturally gifted people no race will be able to suppress us forever, we always rise.
otbway although Canada has the most diverse Blacks in the world (africans, Caribbean’s, Nova Scotian Blacks)....the country is still largely white.Racism against Black-Canadians does exist !!
Love Asha Tomlinson!!!!! She is a wonderful image of competence and colour in the media. How do we move the discussion though from social issues to playing our part in science and technology? There are some impressive black scientists who have really turned up the dial. Lets focus on that like this video does.
This was so disappointing to see. I was considering moving to Canada because in the USA racism and racial profiling is so bad in the south. I am so sad to see that blacks aren't really equal anywhere.
I live in bc and a lot of the racism is joking around not to hurt anyone i know cuz im black and it's not bad its kinda fun and they are nice but aometime dey relly mean da racism put people will beat the shit outta them is there is a anti racist person tho
It's not that bad, at least in my part of Canada. I was born and raised in the Toronto area and my experience here has been a good one. It's a safe area, racism wasn't really a factor in my childhood (there were maybe one or two incidents when I was younger, and they were minor). If you ever reconsider moving to Canada, I would definitely recommend a city like Toronto which is so ethnically diverse.
Jessica Rivers Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver .. you're good. Canadians are honestly a very nice bunch. Super polite et al. And there are soooo many different ethnicities in Toronto, racism is not nearly as ubiquitous as in the US. We have our issues, but I can say that for any minority, Toronto is a fantastic city to live in.
To all those commenting on racism on this blog I have never been a racist and racism has never been an issue for me. My moto is who calls somebody a racist is a racist.
Canada is not as racist as the US, but I have encountered racially hostile fellow citizens, colleagues, police...Sadly when I was young, such encounters often made me angry and reflect that hostility back....It affected every aspect of my performance in the society, a perfect example of self fulfilling prophecy for those who put out their hate and insecurity out into the world... I think it is very very very important for black parents to dedicate a very specialized home discussion and teachings to immunize their children from this vile.
Well the racism is not "direct" but really subtle. I am Haitian born in Canada, Montreal. In Montreal, Toronto, well big cities, it's fine. Not completely non-racist but fine. It's truly multicultural and diverse. And really easy to see interracial dating, a group of teen from different ethnic background etc.. And more chances that if something racist happens to you, someone will say something. But if you are trying to live in the country side or smaller towns, they are not like (Us Trailer park southern kkk lover) racist but they have this sense of "old stock" and they truly feel that they don't have to include in things and they easily make insensitive comment about minorities. I'd say, they won't harrass you but they never miss a chance to remind you of your "difference-ness". Experience from an Haitian Canadian.
I have been up there about 7 times because my relatives live there. The whites seem friendly but I know anywhere you have whites you will have prejudice and yes it is subtle. I don't know if you have police murdering black youth like America and then get off freely most times like America. For sure you have lots of white women flying from North America to the Caribbean to have sex with those men. The white males too. This is something a psychologist has to explain to me. When they come back home they pretend to be someone else.
Happey67 "Something a psy has to explain to me" lol true tho, in a lots of caribbean families (from my experience) have that one white family member that explains how they met one of our family member and they reply, "Well... It started with a trip to (insert Caribbean country)".
It’s amazing how much I can relate. I’m white, so why should I, right? But when Stacey Mackenzie’s voice cracked, I knew why. I’m a Newfoundlander, we are made fun of too, we are looked down on too. My ancestors were flogged, but there’s no picture was of them. My ancestors we left to starve because they owed so much to the merchant, the didn’t deserve a barrel of molasses. They didn’t catch enough fish that summer to pay for the debts they incurred the year before. Nobody even knows why the debt they incurred wasn’t their fault. I’m not trying to diminish the history of my black brothers and sisters here, I want to know more of that history. But, you need to learn the meaning of the word “merchant”, if you think bigotry is based on race. Yes, bigotry based on race is wrong. But it’s not the only kind of bigotry.
I love Canada with all my heart but having visited there, i realised their racism was subtle and the racism towards blacks where from the different groups the Chinese, the whites and last but not least the Punjabi Indians.
The black daddies club need to be established down here in the states!!! I grew up just a few hours from Canada in Cleveland, Ohio and my old elementary school had a weekly gathering of fathers back in the 1970's called the fathers club that met with their families every Wednesday night.
There are black fathers groups in the USA. It is unfortunate that men need a group of other fathers to make them recognize and accept their responsibility to patent their own offspring.
Important thing for those watching to keep in mind is that every black person has different experiences across the country. You'll have areas where blacks are racially disadvantaged and discriminated against, and others where they are equal and simply seen as another normal human. For me, it has been the latter fortunately, I've only experienced racism 1 time in my 14 years in Ottawa (born and raised in Ethiopia).
Marxism = racism ....capitalism -= the highest standard of living in human history . Racism is fed mostly by those who cry out racism .Racism is fed by the left in both Canada and the US .
Is it “trying his best” when a man has 6-7 children by 6-7 women?!? I call that totally irresponsible. No one would try to make up such an excuse for a woman who has 6-7 children by 6-7 men.
My daughter went to school in Canada, now 20 , black history month taught her nothing , thank God for RUclips. I am here since 1978, first time I hear this.
As a person of color who is ethnically Jamaican living in the United States I will say that this gentleman is definitely wrong we are not Progressive we just know how to dress it up better
Thanks CBC for allowing Asha Tomlinson to work on this video. This is for all Canadians, but most for Black Canadians in Eastern Canada. Cities like Edmonton in particular should be highlighted in this type of videos for their stand on racism. Most cities in Canada are becoming more progressive on racial issues, but Edmonton remains a frightening place for Black people. My message to Blacks in Western Canada is that nothing will change without a challenge. We must stop gossiping about how we are treated and let expose this disease.
If a black family were to move next door to me I would have no problem with inviting them to my home and welcoming them to the community, that is the way that it would be in any Newfoundland community. Newfoundlanders were never racist and never will be. If you don't believe that, ask the residents of the burin peninsula community's that helped ALL od the war heros on the Truxton and Pollocks when their destroyers went ashore in St. Lawrence and Lawn, Nfld.during the second world war
You guys are the BEST, I love Newfoundland and Labrador, best people ever I would say Maritimers are genius in general and please take me to Signal Hill anytime best place on Earth.
Maybe talk about who actually sold black people to other groups and that it was black people lol. We should be teaching people about history and how far we've come. It feels like so many want to keep this topic going, why not educate people on racism that goes on in China? The school system these days doesn't help but turn out cry baby activists.
Layla Hassan Canada has a KKK populated by adults? Mean kids and rude people are one thing. Adults who want you to stop existing and see you as a threat are another. I don't think most Canadians even have an opinion on black people. Everyone in America does.
Jen Did you actually read the article? "We're very well respected in the community. I've been here a long time and Shayne's been here for quite awhile now. Nothing of this sort has ever happened, so we were just kind of in awe and shock of the whole ordeal. It's like something you'd see in the movies, not real life." A freak incident isn't the same thing as systemic racism. That's like witnessing 9/11 and claiming that America is a war zone.
Sad knowing that man and woman being yourself your soul is a real part of you 🙏 changes everything and faith people of color are so gifted standing back don't help you sad
+samson yu coming from a non white person (metis), that's because everyone else except white people are racist in this country, so that is why it never discussed because that conversation literally boils down to a bunch of brown people saying white people are racist. That is not an open discussion, It never, ever address the double standard, just the other day, my wife's friend from Sudan won a lawsuit against her employer because her Filipino supervisor fired her for another Filipino's mistake, seriously, white people are not inherently racist and adjust there behavior greatly to accommodate minorities where as racist minorities are left unchecked such as that Jamaican lady blaming racism for her poor performing restaurant, double standard. As a minority myself, I encounter more open racism directed towards me from other minorities than I have ever experienced from white Canadians, lets see how that discussion goes down in the media.
Pete Mclovins you know Pete maybe you should make a documentary out of your claims. Then maybe people can truly understand this from a different, the nucleus will then be formed and maybe just maybe we will truly understand how important it is for mankind to be unified and integrated.
Shaun McClendon honestly that's a great idea, seriously, if I had the time I would man, maybe some day, but on the other side of the situation, people know this shit already, they just don't acknowledge it, and white folks are way to afraid to address it, so I highly doubt a documentary would be able to break this level of slave mentality because that is exactly what it is, blaming whites is a slave mentality, it's a self fulfilling prophecy, I believe I am not equal therefore I am not equal, you know what I'm saying.
Pete Mclovins again you have a very interesting response to the narrative, and that's what it is "the narrative", and it does have a lot to do with the Individual from a Sociological and Psychological. But unfortunately for you, since you're going against grain or going against the narrative, the burden of proof falls on your shoulder. If you're going to verbally say that the narrative is incorrect it's probably best to have substantial proof that explain in a fashion that can open eye's to whereas people like whoa I never looked at it from that perspective. But understand that your argument should be like an Essay whereas each point you're making address any counterargument that some one may have against what you're claim. Also never assume that people " know that shit already", because at least here in the U.S. to prove their point or to get the spotlight off of themselves, people will say they don't know anything or no one ever said anything.
Shaun McClendon I see you're American, Canada is a little different in regards to race, no offense, I honestly can't relate to your experiences. I also understand what you're saying about burden of proof, but that is a hard thing to do when you're posting comments on a you tube section, especially for an issue that like you said, "goes against the grain" particularity one considered taboo. I honestly just searched the subject and literally a thousand articles came up saying white Canadians are racist, there is no way to gather resources on a subject which as never been objectively examined. It is unfortunate, and the problem is this issue is being forced on the public by a white majority wishing to disassociate themselves from the past, and it really doesn't benefit the country. I stand by my statements based on my experiences, and the experiences of those around me, it's easy being brown or in my case red, in Canada, no joke.
We have come from more than Slavery. Who were we as Black people before being forced into slavery. Let's tell this story. Let's talk about who we really are instead of what we were beaten to be.
And what better way to find out who you are by taking a trip to West Africa
Ms. Daniels sure don't forget to mention that the whites bought the slaves in Africa from slave Markets that were already established for the Middle eastern slave trade! So That means Black men sold black men to the white man.
Yes, I am well aware of this, but again we come from more, greater...tapping into the spiritual higher self, is who we really are, but unfortunately all of these distractions focusing on race and religion moves us away from seeking the Higher things and realizing that we come from a Sonship created before man was even made. Our power has always lied within, and that cannot be stolen from us once we come into alignment with this higher power. Let's take back that power that no man can claim. This knowledge is what was taken and suppressed. This takes great study and obedience to self, where our Creator leads and guides.
Coming from First Nation Denesuline who actually survived Residential schools bitch please..Slavery ended in 1865 residential schools closed down in 1995 where they tried to "kill the Indian but Save the human" crap...man, Blacks coming to Canada really need to read about Native and Inuit History in Canada first before saying such things yet you people whine and bitch about Racism?? lol we Natives and Inuits get it far worst them any Blacks...you people not used to seeing lots of Natives in control for once..the real people of these lands...Native,Inuit and Metis(mixed Native with Europeans) helped and still continue to built Canada..hell we still hunt and live off the land even trap...something People of colour need to see..just be happy with how Natives,Inuits and Metis built Canada...if America had kept the treaties like Canada. America would of been not different then Canada...
BTW Canada is made up by 3 major Groups Native people, Inuit people and Metis people...we don't based stuff on Skin colour like Blacks do we have our Cultures that sets us apart sine way before any Blacks or Whites set foot here..
But... slavery isn't the beginning of black history. We were royal 👑 before captivity. Research yourself .
Nadya Quinn This is true, but we also need to have a deeper understanding of those "lost years" so that we can rise again.
I wish people would call it what it really was, HUMAN TRAFFICKING; these were normal, everyday people who were forcibly enslaved.
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And people act like Canada is some perfect place.
Just what I was thinking.
+Nima Yea based on the comments it seems no one actually watched the video lol
+G-man & +Joe Dirt : Better than The States in *many* ways...But, This Expatriate Chicagoan *WILL* ask ya to note ... there's sucky scenarios, fucked-up attitudes from people of ALL races *everywhere ya go!*
+Opinions Animation Studios Expat? Where do you live now?
KardiFan2000 Moved to London, U.K. November 2000..Right after getting married. She died from an aneurysm 02/2012. Now am living in Borehamwood, U.K. (Where "2001 : A Space Odyssey" was made, you know!)
I am Canadian and I love my country, but please do not be fooled by our politeness! We also had African slavery, Segregated schools for Black Canadians, Residential School for the Indigenous Population and many forms of oppression directed towards them, Japanese-Canadian Internment Camps, Chinese Head Tax and the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada and so on.
Proportionally to its population, Canada has a very high level of Indigenous and Black Canadians who are victims of Police Brutality and Casualty. A High incarceration rate among Indigenous and Black men, high rate of poverty among the Indigenous People and the Black population and People of Color, higher rates of unemployment among the Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized groups even among the highly educated. We have hate crimes, the KKK, the media still portrays People of African descent in Blackface (province of Quebec) and of course we have systemic racism.
Please click on these links below or googled any of the topics listed above to have further information on racism in Canada.
Please view "Being Black in Canada " ruclips.net/video/ORW_e8P8RcY/видео.html
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The 10 Most Racist Incidents of 2014: Canadian Edition
www.huffingtonpost.ca/.../racism-in-canada_b...
59% of Quebecers say they're racist: poll
www.cbc.ca/.../59-of-quebecers-say-they-re-racist...
Africville: Canada's Secret Racist History:
www.vice.com/.../africville-canadas-secret-racist...
Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada www.cbc.ca/.../Missing%20and%20Murdered...
Quebec has its own take on blackface
www.theglobeandmail.com/.../frenc.../article22565904/
Blackface controversy highlights Quebec's media diversity problem
montrealgazette.com/.../dan-delmar-blackface... highlights-Quebec’s-media-diversity-problem
9 year old Quebec girl banned from soccer game for wearing hijab ca.news.yahoo.com/.../9-old-quebec-girl-banned...
Aboriginal and black inmates disproportionately fill Ontario jails www.thestar.com/.../unequal_justice_aboriginal...
Desmond Cole was stopped by police more than 50 time because he is a Black man in Canada www.cbc.ca/.../desmond-cole-says-being-stopped-by...
Indigenous and Black People are also being killed by Canadian Police force news.nationalpost.com/.../inside-the-thin-blue...
Quebec woman says she felt ‘like an animal’ when judge lectured her about wearing hijabnews.nationalpost.com/news/canada/quebec-woman-felt-like-an-animal-when-judge-lectured-her-about-wearing-hijab
Thank you for the info!
Literally none of the links can be found
Anyway, we have a great country...
I love how articulate and intelligent black men and women are in Canada. Not trying to dumb themselves down to fit in like black men and women in the states. God bless you.
We support the black people in America , we have same experiences don't fool yourself .
EXACTLY !
Ashlee B try going around the corner you will see a different world.
Ashlee B just because people don't speak like there white counter parts doesn't mean they have "dumb themselves down". Whites in Canada and the US don't sound like the wires in Britain, do you say they are diving themselves down too. If you are black don't get hung up on the way people speak. Listen to P. Diddy he didn't sound too intelligent due to his accent but he is one of the richest guys in the US.
black kids behave the same in canada not all but most
Did y’all notice that the reporter brought up Drake’s father’s past crimes or whatever that he did which was kind of unnecessary but the fact that he even tried to paint Drake as living in a white neighborhood and Drake corrected him and said “I did not live in a white neighborhood”, this really shows how these reporters try to paint a narrative, they are trash LOL
rake got somewhere because he is half Jewish that's is a fact in entertainment, If you are not remotely Jewish your rarely get a chance, just having a relative who is gets you in!
The first time i travelled across Canada on a road trip, heading west, going town to town along the TransCanada Hiway, i choose a black friend to accompany me. I choose him because he was really easy to get along with and i knew he was an auto mechanics enthusiast, which, as it turned out came in handy on the trip. We were on the road for a few months. I grew up in a city in a little multicultural bubble of liberalism and was taught as a child not to judge others based on skin colour or sex; to be respectful towards people of all ilks and ethnicities. The thing is, i was young enough to not really realize that i was in a bubble. As we travelled though parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta, where there are few to no blacks in many towns, i began to realize that Canada is quite racist in the outback and little towns mid country. I was surprised and actually angered by it. My friend took it in stride however. For example, i was meeting people, getting invited home for dinner and meet the wife and kids sort of thing, and my friend couldn't even get a conversation going with most people, they just totally ignored him and gave him a wide berth. I know underlying all of that is just the fear of an unknown quantity and the fact that a lot of Canadians watch American news sometimes which tends to be chock full of black in gang wars, shooting each other and committing violent crime so they get a false view of black culture because the news at that time rarely showed blacks unless they were committing a crime.
Oh so you were on the road with him for several months? That must have been great sex
are you blonde?
carson chan steriotype thinking of your narrow mind......it’s like a parachute...won’t work if it is not open.
Good job stereotyping Albertans you ignorant urbanite
@@shaneweaver7936 i'm not 'stereotyping' and i'm not an 'urbanite'. I'm speaking from personal experience of travelling across Canada with a black man and what i actually saw happen in mid size to smaller towns in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Calgary is a different story; no one i met there was conservative in the least, at least as far as i could tell but we were only there for a few months on our way west. It does have a reputation for being a conservative stronghold as far as Canadian politics goes. Telling the truth of an experience is not 'stereotyping'. Nor would it be stereotyping to say that, on average, Albertans are far more conservative than those in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver for example. That is well documented fact, as noted by opinion polster, the largest of which i used to work for, incidentally, so i have spoken with many Canadians, all across Canada. Shane there is racism everywhere in Canada though we tend to be a bit more polite about it than our Southern neighbours, perhaps not quite as blatant. However, when we travelled from east to west, the worst town we encountered for racist cold shoulder towards a well mannered black man were in the outback of Alberta and Saskatchewan. I know racism exists in Halifax Nova Scotia also, have seen it wit my own eyes. So don't take it personally man, unless you your self are racist, bigoted, sexist, hard right conservative. It was based on a series of observations and personall experience and hearing the differing viewpoints and attitudes of many many Canadians, speak about all sorts of issues. I'll also say that there is a large anti-environmental sentiment and actions put forward in Alberta which tends to be linked to and funded by the oil and gas industry and their spin offs. Documented fact. Do you doubt it?
🇨🇦🇨🇦I I am Muslim also black immigrant Canadian l live Alberta 17 years Canadian people are best in the world God bless all of us
True
Mama Amina no one cares about alberta, I'm from alberta its boring and no one cares about us at all. Black community is so small in America
Hoyo canab,ur an inspiration to all who is reading ur article right now,including me.may u continue with the same motivation.
Let’s meet up at Banaadri & eat some 🥘
Amen sister
I am so glad this video aired. Personally, I had no idea Canada had these issues. Canada was always shown as a 'safe haven' from racism and from slavery. This is the place where run-a-way slaves escaped to. Although this is a tough subject and many both Black and White wish for this subject to come to a close, there is still so much education required on both sides that need this information. And more importantly, this video does highlight many success stories regardless of the racism and historical oppression that exists, even in modern times. Please do not loose sight of that important fact.
Racism is everywhere.
The Blacks in 🇨🇦Canada are very diverse made of Africans, Caribbean’s & of course the Black Nova Scotians who have been here before Confederation...
And they're all probably much better off.
Do you realize you're all the same people? You were just scattered to the 4 corners of the earth, but a gathering is underfoot so don't despair. Restoration is coming.
@@sylmarie6494 This just goes to demonstrate our relentless determination to survive and adapt through all petty adverse conditions in this life, such as racism.
Check out the black history in New Brunswick as well.
@Ana Maria First, we need to squash the race card and understand and accept that we simply one race (human beings) "trying" to live on one earth. Can't we all just get along?
Half of the black Canadians they interviewed are Jamaican or of Jamaican descent. 876 represent!
My ancestors came from Scotland and Ireland and I found this program very interesting and informative. As Canadians lets all make a concerted effort to have a society where all people feel they belong and where all have the opportunity to realize their aspirations.
Wow! This is the first time I've ever come across someone with the same name as my dad. You're the white version though so crazy.
I don't know why so called White people hate brown people so much, even when they pretend to love you.
THAT SOCIETY ALREADY EXIST, EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE FOR ONE TO ENJOY ONE'S LIFE. BUT ONE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS SO.
That is a very good affirmation and a good and positive thing for pple to strive towards ,that is something God would want us to do. Its very thought provoking. I would wish other pple had the kind souls, and Godly spirit as you do. May God continue to bless you for your positivity and kindness. I hope many will follow your idea and philosophy towards orhers.
Ignorance enslaves and knowledge liberates. Knowing your history is a vital part of life.
Very inspirational, for all men and fathers in Canada, regardless of race... thanks!
The most racism I experienced in school was from teachers. Its the most profound kind of racism, because they are authority figures. The thing is when your fellow students display racism it doesn't have the same gravity as it does when your teacher does it because you know your teacher does know better but they truly believe it.In University, I actually had a teacher give a lesson that was so tinged with racism that it really broke me down, because what I've come to realize is that so many people think that being racist is saying actual racist words and don't understand that perpetuating stereotypes are the most prevalent forms of racism. It is demoralizing because it feels like a losing battle when your teacher is perpetuating racially disparaging ideas to an entire class, and you think about how many people are going to be influenced by that idea and in turn perpetuate it. I realized that this teacher really insidiously believed what she was saying was true, but that it just wasn't politically correct to say it. The main principle of white privilege is that white people get to be individuals but people of colour get grouped together by the most base stereotype of their race. I don't think Black-focused schools are the solution. I think more integrated schools with diverse populations of students and teachers are the solution.
Then there are concrete issues of race, space and the law. For example when you come to realize that carding continues in Toronto, and that most residents do not care that young Black men are being harassed and treated like criminals by the police because it does not affect their community, it makes you wonder if people are only inclined to feel empathy for those who look like them.
This is a great documentary. I assumed Canada was very inclusive and multicultural. I never heard about slavery in Canada or racism there. As an African-American woman I want to know all about the experiences of BLACK PEOPLE all over the world because we are connected. Many of our families were torn apart during slavery. Most of us can’t trace our history five generations. I’m glad we have RUclips to find information through documentaries like this one.
Very good, we need to go back to Africa where slavery begin then we can move to UK, US and EU thats how its work.
I often go in Canada, and really, i've never felt targeted for being black.
E_ French you are right people were touching me in public places liking my cost etc. The bus driver esvong when I'm walking.
Where exactly did you go, the GTA or Niagara Falls? Trying going to a rural town, trust me, your experience will be different.
E K Canadas racist nature is hidden and not so open like the ISA. But yes I like to think that Canada is better then USA
@@jonb4808 USA is a terrorist country
Me too!! I am black and never see racist in Canada when I was there..
This was quite interesting to me bc being a Black Man here in the states... I would have ever in a million & one yrs. thought racism or slavery existed in Canada. I am a person who LOVES learning new things on a daily even now at 28. I don't know all thats around me so coming across documentary's like this is Awesome... 👍👍 #2ThumbsUp.
Dedric Carey
Brother Carey. The original Indians of Canada are so called black folks and the so called African American.
We are the anasazi nation. We are of African descent also. Those pyramids in Mexico proves this. If you dig deep, a whole other time with open up before your eyes. These Indians you see today are the $5 Indians. Google $5 dollar Indians and even after that the rabbit hole goes deeper fam.
Food for thought
there's a form of racism everywhere in the world. even though there's less black people canada, statistics will seem like there's less hate crimes. but thats far from true. in nova scotia, where all the free slaves went to live to flee from the south, they were segregated into different towns. and they still treat them terribly.
Black peoples history in said Canada and America has been taught to us by people who push Anglo supremacy and forget about black folks or did they?
You have to dig deep for info or continue to let others who are baby's to us historically, teach you who you are. To them it was slavery end of story.
Hers a little info. Slaves weren't dropped off on American shores. The Atlantic Ocean waves destroyed too many Spaniard and English ships.
The African slaves were transported through Nova Scotia.
Facts!
The autochthonous asians you see today are not the origina indigenous Indians in Canada, Nova Scotia or America.. But it's on you what you let others teach you.
Just sharing
the 1st Political black leader in North america was sir James Douglas he was the premier of the province of British Columbia in the 1800s this would be the same as being a governor of a state to bad this was not mentioned.Oscar Peterson the great Canadian jazz player who wrote the Freedom song for the american civil right movement noticed a huge difference in racism between the 2 countries. Yes we had some prejudiced in Canada but not as big as the USA back then.
Dedric Carey - You would be right to assume racism did not exist in Canada. It's someones wet dream. They wish slavery existed in Canada so they could jump on that SJW band wagon. Some people want to feel oppressed.
Racism in Canada may be subtle but it is economic and systematic especially towards natives and black people. As an Asian immigrant, many people in my community discriminates against black people especially interracial dating. My mom have this friend where his daughter is dating a black guy. She was so upset for some absurd and very stupid reason.
timdella92 thank you for admitting that racism in Canada is subtle. Though fully not eradicated, as a western culture we enjoy the least discrimination, possibly ever, in the history of human civilization.
Black always get the worst deal. If you go on dating sites, don't find many men desire black women compare to other race.
timdella92, Chinese had a hand in enslaving black people. Hell l learned that black people were dominant in martial arts. We invented the degrees in black belts.
ECONOMIC AND SYSTEMATIC ?......MANY ARE USING THESE BIG SOUNDING WORDS TODAY IT IS IN FASHION......I WILL GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT......ENLIGHTEN ME.....BLESSINGS.
(1) In Canada, we suffer from the *Tyranny of silence.* We are not arrogant or abusive like the Americans, but we are stubbornly reluctant towards understanding anything about the 'other' --- almost bordering on being afraid of learning about anything 'different.'
(2) So, we get people from all possible ethnicities and histories. And Canadians never demean them - but we sure expect that somehow they should *WIPE clean their pasts* & become 'heritage-less' person --- or at least, we like to treat them like that --- a "don't ask, don't tell" motto !!
(3) and this is nothing new, this deafening silence of non-engagement is what has alienated the *Native Canadians* for so many years
While I agree with most of your write up, I disagree with the not demeaning them.......They do this all the time albeit in subtle ways.
''''BUT WE EXPECT THEM TO WIPE CLEAN THEIR PASTS''''' and become ''heritage-less'''....
I speak kindly to you: ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU ARE A HARD-CORE RACIST?
AND....are you aware that your views are ignorant and non-productive? The Natives lived on this landmass for thousands of years according to Western Academics. Westerners colonized this landmass North and South. The Natives have recorded history guesstimating that '''the white man''' will not last on the land no more than 500 years. Well. We are at the 400 year mark. In other words...whatever, who-ever rules now will not always rule. There is no reason to ERASE YOURSELF AND WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOUR ANCESTORS HAVE BEEN.
this is a great show. I live in the NW in the USA and I have been to Canada a few times. I never realized how much racism was in Canada. My ignorance is bliss I guess, but it's still better than the racism here in the States.
WHAT RACISM?......ENLIGHTEN ME......BLESSINGS.
God black folks went and still going thru a lot of racism. God bless u all black people.
Ron Francis no one see your greatness as much as your haters.we are rich in so many ways, extremely talented.
Baloney
@@MrJoco69 you are insensitive and ignorant, i hope your race never have to endure ther pain and discrimination black folks endure,even in 2020.god will justify their oppressors in time.
MrJoco69 Thank you hater lol
@@hotbreakers94569 You are judging somebody you don't know, I am far from being a hater, shame on you.
To all of you in this video, you're beautiful and awesome!
Well done Asha. Very informative documentary. I know Blacks live throughout Canada but I never knew some of the history talked about in this video. You presented the information very well. Enjoyed watching you and the CBC reporters.
Not sure why the CBC only interviewed black Canadians of Caribbean descent. There are a number of other black Canadians from Africa living in Canada, including Somali-Canadians, Nigerian-Canadians, and Ghanian-Canadians. The segment was very limited in scope.
I agree. Imo I feel that Somali Canadians get the worst of it because we get racism for being black but then other blacks also don't like us because we're Muslim and there's the whole "terrorist" stereotype.
It is not hard to figure out. You are not important. Just begging to be heard.
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It is not hard to figure out. You are not important
The programme did include black people of non-Caribbean descent.
I grew up in central Scarborough. I'm 50+ years old. Being against a culture where the mantra is "you don't call the police" does not make one against people based on race. A culture of 'self-policing' behaviour in public should not be challenged by a culture of "are you a cop?" or "do you have a badge?".
Dwight Drummond rocks.
I am really enjoying this video. I enjoy learning and I really learned a lot about Afro-Canadians.
Montrealer here. Caribbean restaurants are notorious for having poor service, irregular hours, poor hygiene, long wait times, inconsistent food etc. I've seen them come and go by the dozens and it's sad bc so many of them have really great, whole food (nothing processed) for a decent cost but the reason they can't stay open has more to do with work ethic and business management than patronage.
We have a huge caribbean community and the locals love the food too but once u get attached to one of these places, they disappear a few months later. Jamaicans especially, Trinidadians seem to be able to make the business side work better.
Oh Wow is this true? 😝
This is a Great Documentary coming from the U.S I always wanted to know what was happening in Canada !
Local Heights. Ditto for me! I'm in the US too!
Local Heights ihavebeen saying i want to move to Canada since I was 10 without ever doing any research I have just been attracted to the kindness stereotype I l
I am 30
@Matty Bruno Lucas Zenere Salas That's correct at all. Slavery was alive and well in Canada and there were systematic legislation (similar to Jim Crow) that condone segregation between Blacks and Whites i.e. schools were segregated and the last segregated school in Canada closed during the 80s in Ontario. Canada is a country that has a troubled settler past the enacted colonization and that still imposes systemic racist that is pro White supremacy and surpressing the racialized minorities.
@Matty Bruno Lucas Zenere Salas History has been White washed for years, rarely ever sharing history from racialized minority perspective. I am currently in Sociology (specifically studying Minority Relations) and have been learning torrid past of Canada. I am happy you received a an excellent mark in your class. And no I am not incorrect in my statement, I recommend you read "Minority Relations" written by Canadian Sociologist Augie Fleras.
@Matty Bruno Lucas Zenere Salas Interesting you know who I am talking about yet clearly have a different perspective on what the author was discussing in his books. Regardless of where you are in the world history is often told from the dominant culture perspective and barely acknowledges the history of those who are marginalized. And just because Jim Crow did not exist in Canada don't be so naive to dismiss the realty that Canada's had a horrific settler past. Sadly, people are still feeling the pernicious effects generations later. Have a great night and enjoy the rest of your week.
the world sucks everyone. we really need to just all go away and start the world all over again from scratch and try to start off not being soo hateful towards any race, sex and gender.
Toure' The Gatekeeper!
Alexis Sims that makes so much sense but the devil is a lie
I wonder why.
Alexis Sims And ageism.
Alexis Sims - While it is true that the world has donned this hateful spirit, it all starts with one person. I must change my attitude and challenge those within my influence not to tolerate the "ism's". I must stand up and address issues when I hear/see them. Yet the overall problem is the heart & according to Jeremiah 17:9...it's just "wicked, deceitful and can not be known".
Great documentary! Thank you, CBC.
Bro I thought I was the only one that loved Ed Bradley in 60 minutes.. i use to always look out for his segment I never miss it!
I THOUGHT SHE WAS KIDDING...SHE'S BEAUTIFUL---THEY WERE JEALOUS OF YOU GIRL.......
Need this in the U.S. with the black fathers program. Ms. Mckenzie, God bless and keep your head up.
Good on you Stacey. You are strong and brave. Such as a great role model. :)
Black people in Canada are way more intelligent and sophisticated than any Black people I know in the US.
Being a Black Lady in America has not affected me negatively. I believe that is some white women especially don't like me because I walk with my head up. I give off an aura that they cannot stand. After looking at me funny, asking me questions, they stop talking to me. (they did me a favor) Some say, where are you from? Yes I am from JA. Hey! You can't touch this. Black America always talk negatively about one another. I say to some of them, if you guys don't like each other, how do you expect people to like you?
Happey67 ...I agree, I was told at my job, that I had too much pride by one of my supervisors, my response; blame my Jamaican Granny. Am a proud island woman, I don't share the "I want to fit in...why don't u love
me...yadda, yadda...I was raised to love me just as I am.
It's funny that you don't see the seriously odd separatist view you hold is detrimental to the high identity you profess possession of... Hmm... Huge part of the problem is all these divisions..
Charla Gotier I disagree, the poor me, include mentality is what keeps us down with self loathing. Be happy and content with who you are. You dont need to crossover to someone else's culture to be happy. im Haitian, i know who i am. Be proud of your own culture.
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Excellent reporting!
that host is effin flawless beautiful flawless black skin wow
Great documentary CBC. From an African American from Philadelphia.
Speaking as a white man I have to admit I don't quite understand the need for anyone to organize as a race in Canada. First generation clubs from whatever country, sure, but as a race? Is it the elephant in the room... American slavery? I can't help but think that most perceived problems blacks have in Canada are due to American issues we see in movies and media.
We in Canada bend over backwards to offer opportunity to succeed. Even touching on racism is widely and loudly crushed. I personally, as do most, give any individual the opportunities they deserve but it's up to them to screw it up or not. To me, if any minority can't make it in this society they aren't trying.
It's actually worse in my mind to be white male in public forums because our views and opinions are marginalized and shouted down. RUclips and the internet are the few forums where honest feelings and opinions can be spoken. No one with anything to lose would say this in public for fear of attacks from the thought police. Pretty sad we live in a free country that actually doesn't allow free speech from all. I guess some are more free than others.
Keep telling me I'm unfair and bad, when I'm not and I might actually grow resentment and the very prejudice you're complaining about.
This is exactly why we need tend to "organize as a race" : similar people will often live similar experiences. Maybe you treat everyone the same but i can assure you that not everyone does. Being white, you don't live and experience what most black people do.
Why do you and nearly all Canadians pretend to not know that CANADA ALSO HAD SLAVERY, along with the U.S., Cuba, Mexico, Caribbean islands, Brazil, etc, etc, etc....... Even some Native American tribes owned, bought & sold slaves.
And I won't even bring up Canada's near identical treatment of Native Americans, WWII Japanese, Eskimo's, and demonstrated the exact racial & cultural biases that were displayed in the US & ALL Euro nations.
Canadians are not saints. You've behaved no differently than all other nations in regards to race (black people) than your southern neighbors.
You simply continue to coast through the decades deflecting scorn , blame, wrong doing & the truth.
The only reason that you've been successful is do to the fact that no one outside of Canada knows anything about Canada's history, and no one cares or is interested enough to make the effort.
Canada goes to great lengths to bury ANYTHING negative about Canada.
Look at the struggle that it took to produce "The Book of Negros".
We Americans are NOT above admitting our horrible transgressions, and yours never misses an opportunity to remind us.
The balls in your court.
Just an observation from an American, married to a Canadian.
Sam LSD Actually I'm the American, married to a Canadian.
I mentioned that just to show that I have some actual hands on, up close and personal experience with numerous Canadians, through marriage, friendship, and by having lived and traveled in Canada for a few years.
Plus, nearly everywhere I go here at home in the US, I/we run into Canadian expats. Who further feed my knowledge of my aforementioned statements.
tuutts39 What a bunch of crap. No one ever said we were saints, jackass.What was done here in Canada IS nothing like was done elsewhere and we've done more to be inclusive and repair past transgressions than virtually any nation has.
So spare me that bullshit you spewed. It's old bitterness that keeps things heated. All people like you want to do is keep the wedge driven between the races.... you have nothing good to offer but nonsense and old hatreds.
Get it through your thick skull that you will NEVER shame or guilt us into anything more than we've already done. That crap might work with liberals sitting in trendy coffeehouses and the media but it doesn't work in average homes.
Sometimes I think people like you WANT there to be issues and nothing will ever please you. Except maybe if you reversed the old roles.
Don't waste my time..... I see Tuutts39.... DELETE.
***** That makes no sense and isn't a logical summation of what I said. I stand by it.
Thanks for the upload because international information is valid. America is not the world but a combination of every world you can connect to and learn from. I am in Midwest, America.
I grew up in Canada and now live in the southern US. There were so mild few and far between racist instances. In America, racism is ingrained. It is a daily battle. There was a strong institution of slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow laws. All I can tell people on this tape is to try and come living here!
What about Quebec City is that very racist
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I'm a Canadian who has spent time living in other countries and cultures. I've experienced racism both for my race and for other races - this subject has clear storylines in North America, a peaceful world demands we eliminate racism, that means all racism regardless of race. Regardless of skin color. Racism exists equally from black and brown towards caucasian, it's systematic racism by class or wealth that I believe needs healing.
RACISM DOES NOT EXIST. RACISM DOES EXIST. CHOOSE A REALITY. YEAH IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
110% agree! Many black people are extremely racist! Constantly using racial and other derogatory comments towards whites. The difference? Black people get away with it and face zero consequence, especially in North America.
Stacy McKenzie is fine as hell and her braids are so on point.
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The was great to watch! Thanks!
I truly hope most of the racists in these comments don't ACTUALLY live in Canada, because that would be surely disappointing. Hopefully they're just American racists who go from video to video regarding race and commenting on them. Just disgusting.
CANADIANS WILL NEVER GOING TO SEE A BLACK PM IN CANADA
Sorry to bust your bubble but I can assure that they are ALL Canadians. Americans (unlike Canadians) could care less about Canadians. Canadians on the other hand are obsessed with Americans and it's actually a Canadian thing to hate Americans.....
For sure, hell would have to freeze over first!
You must be a Canadian for sure....So, you need to have a "massive black population" to have a black PM? That says it all......smh
what makes you think I am a US citizen? Typical naive, insular Canadian.......And who said the US "NEEDED" a black president? Why was it essential? Your issues go well beyond racism towards so-called "black" people. It's that and xenophobia, white supremacy, classism, elitism to mention but a few, and a refusal to even accept that anything is wrong. That's why you actually believe that people who display a racist attitude as children can simply "grow up" and have a change of attitude! At least, we can both agree on that; Canada sucks at different things.....
I am a powerful woman raised by my grandparents and my parents in an amazing family. I identify myself as a woman of colour, amazing colour, it embraces me and reflects back my beauty for all around me to see. We were given every opportunity to explore the world where we lived and had passion for reading books, I was encouraged to explore so much of the world and ideologies. Issues of racism existed around me and this was unquestionable, but we had a safe place in a family with committed parents to develop and make our mark on the world. How refreshing to explore the world from a safe place and our parents especially my father encouraged us to mix with people of all cultures, because he firmly believed and I also believe there is only one race, the human race. We look different on the outside but let’s enjoy the fact that God made of one flesh all people. So, impressed with my amazing grandparents and parents... I love myself and I love the world that we live in, even though everyone is not perfect, we are are amazing. I was born in Jamaica, raised in England, UK, and now live in Canada.
I AM......CREATOR MODE......TRUE INNER POWER. AN ENLIGHTEN SOUL. NONE VICTIMHOOD MODE.....SELF LOVE, WORLD LOVE, ONE LOVE.....OUT OF MANY.......INDEED........BLESSINGS.
My experience in Canada has been largely positive, with only minimal racial difficulties. As a teenager, I do recall some kids making blatantly racist comments, when I was the only minority in the room; but they were silly girls, popular and full of themselves, and most of the students who heard did not laugh with them. We all knew it was wrong. Another time I was told, by an agent, that a potential employer claimed she would not hire me because of my race. I did not hear these words firsthand, though, so it was impossible for me to verify the truth. In the end, I let the matter alone. Other people, I realize, have endured severe injustices; such have not been my experience, but this does not subtract from their reality. Indeed, racism does exist, and shall remain as long as there are imbeciles wallowing in the mire of ignorance, people who cling to an absurd sense of superiority for lack of something more meaningful to hold. As well--and it must be said!--quite likely, we all have, at some point, entertained discriminatory thoughts. 'Tis not a 'black and white' problem but a human one, and we must be mindful of it beginning with ourselves. Canada, then, with its many inhabitants and complex history, will never be the exception. We can't expect perfection among people, here or anywhere else in the world. Even so, I believe there are enough fellow Canadians who strive to treat people as individuals and are happy to make friends across cultures. My life has been and continues to be a testament to that! Whatever our troubles, we still retain a proud heritage of diversity and progressive ethnic harmony. We do try, and for this reason I love my country. I am deeply patriotic and immensely proud to be part of it!
Good for you. It would be easy to judge all by comments of a few, especially teenagers and the "pack mentality" that will attack anyone that isn't in their group.
Faith Serene I'm sorry.. but agent? For what? If you're rich you lose your poor me card.
And don't say you're not rich if you had an agent you were PRIVILEGED.
Being poor and white is worse than being black and wealthy enough to get an agent.. also if it was an acting agent it depends on what the show was for.
If they want a white character? That's their prerogative.
If they want a black one? That's fine too.
It's not racist.
It's a "look" someone's looking for for a certain character and or a certain shoot. (Modelling.)
Chloweful...What are you talking about? I speak of an agency for mainstream employment, not one for actors and actresses. Go to a job agency , take a few tests, and you may acquire an agent, too. It is not an exclusive privilege.
Given the context I have clarified, the rest of your comment is not relevant...unless you wish to argue against the Canadian Human Rights Act.
I certainly am not wealthy, but thank you for the thought all the same.
You must be a paid government shill or very naive or in severe denial if you believe that many Canadians give a damn about "non-white" people in their country..........
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We hide our racism through politeness...Canadian Culture.
I'm latino canadian , can we get an episode too ?
Oh year .... stacey! She is beautiful ! I remember this lady in the fifth Element movie! Beautiful. Such amazing african features:
Left out at school not paid attention by teachers at school my son told me that few years back I was so sad!! Even though he was born and raised in BC
"ARE YOU FROM LONDON??? You sound like you're from London!"
As an African-American with mixed cultural heritage ( Black Indian and Caribbean) this program shows the need for a global approach to Afrophobic thinking and behavior.
WHAT IS AFROPHOBIC THINKING?......ENLIGHTEN ME......BLESSINGS.
Being black is special and you have to fight all the time but sad mostly your own people
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@Stu Gatz agreed. They are not wanting or willing to talk about anything that they think doesn't affect them directly.
Wow thanks for the knowledge ,I did not know that about Canada.
I'm black Canadian... Of course I would never say racism doesn't exist in Canada... But the Canada that they are describing is foreign to me... Where as As soon as I cross the brother to the state I get racially profile... By the time I get to New York City I'll get stop 3 times on average... So... Again not sure which Canada they are describing...otd a different time now...
Because u don't experience something does not mean it does not happen...2016 I was called the 'N' word right here in BC Canada and my son was mocked by his classmates. One kid made a black clay mask of him and told himtah is him in the future and he will be poor and homeless. But They are very subtle with the racism here. But it is everywhere u find a black person that is fact. Once you are black they try to set you back but we are naturally gifted people no race will be able to suppress us forever, we always rise.
otbway although Canada has the most diverse Blacks in the world (africans, Caribbean’s, Nova Scotian Blacks)....the country is still largely white.Racism against Black-Canadians does exist !!
otbway Really, you must live in a bubble.
Suffer No Fools white farmers not getting murder if they are it’s justified anyways they are on foreign land simple
@@Shanislimzz Cream always rises to the TOP, its only a matter of time.
Love Asha Tomlinson!!!!!
She is a wonderful image of competence and colour in the media.
How do we move the discussion though from social issues to playing our part in science and technology? There are some impressive black scientists who have really turned up the dial. Lets focus on that like this video does.
COMPETENCE AND COLOUR ? WHAT DOES HER SKIN COLOUR HAVE TO DO WITH HER BEING COMPETENT? BLESSINGS.
This was so disappointing to see. I was considering moving to Canada because in the USA racism and racial profiling is so bad in the south. I am so sad to see that blacks aren't really equal anywhere.
I live in bc and a lot of the racism is joking around not to hurt anyone i know cuz im black and it's not bad its kinda fun and they are nice but aometime dey relly mean da racism put people will beat the shit outta them is there is a anti racist person tho
It's not that bad, at least in my part of Canada. I was born and raised in the Toronto area and my experience here has been a good one. It's a safe area, racism wasn't really a factor in my childhood (there were maybe one or two incidents when I was younger, and they were minor). If you ever reconsider moving to Canada, I would definitely recommend a city like Toronto which is so ethnically diverse.
Okay! I'm starting to like the idea again. Thanks!
***** what about calgary my dream is to live there eventually?
Jessica Rivers Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver .. you're good. Canadians are honestly a very nice bunch. Super polite et al. And there are soooo many different ethnicities in Toronto, racism is not nearly as ubiquitous as in the US. We have our issues, but I can say that for any minority, Toronto is a fantastic city to live in.
I rode the Q19B bus with Ed Bradley he was so cool. We lived on the same block.
in East Elmhurst
To all those commenting on racism on this blog I have never been a racist and racism has never been an issue for me.
My moto is who calls somebody a racist is a racist.
EVERYONE IS A REFLECTION OF THE SELF.
Canada is not as racist as the US, but I have encountered racially hostile fellow citizens, colleagues, police...Sadly when I was young, such encounters often made me angry and reflect that hostility back....It affected every aspect of my performance in the society, a perfect example of self fulfilling prophecy for those who put out their hate and insecurity out into the world...
I think it is very very very important for black parents to dedicate a very specialized home discussion and teachings to immunize their children from this vile.
I know racism happens everywhere, but can a real conscious black person in Canada inform me on the kind if racism there?
They do not have the kkk marching in the streets but they do have prejudice people.
Well the racism is not "direct" but really subtle. I am Haitian born in Canada, Montreal. In Montreal, Toronto, well big cities, it's fine. Not completely non-racist but fine. It's truly multicultural and diverse. And really easy to see interracial dating, a group of teen from different ethnic background etc.. And more chances that if something racist happens to you, someone will say something.
But if you are trying to live in the country side or smaller towns, they are not like (Us Trailer park southern kkk lover) racist but they have this sense of "old stock" and they truly feel that they don't have to include in things and they easily make insensitive comment about minorities. I'd say, they won't harrass you but they never miss a chance to remind you of your "difference-ness".
Experience from an Haitian Canadian.
And for some reason they are more "loud" towards people that wear the hijab. That was my observation.
I have been up there about 7 times because my relatives live there. The whites seem friendly but I know anywhere you have whites you will have prejudice and yes it is subtle. I don't know if you have police murdering black youth like America and then get off freely most times like America. For sure you have lots of white women flying from North America to the Caribbean to have sex with those men. The white males too. This is something a psychologist has to explain to me. When they come back home they pretend to be someone else.
Happey67
"Something a psy has to explain to me" lol
true tho, in a lots of caribbean families (from my experience) have that one white family member that explains how they met one of our family member and they reply, "Well... It started with a trip to (insert Caribbean country)".
Fantastic Presentation
It’s amazing how much I can relate. I’m white, so why should I, right? But when Stacey Mackenzie’s voice cracked, I knew why. I’m a Newfoundlander, we are made fun of too, we are looked down on too. My ancestors were flogged, but there’s no picture was of them. My ancestors we left to starve because they owed so much to the merchant, the didn’t deserve a barrel of molasses. They didn’t catch enough fish that summer to pay for the debts they incurred the year before. Nobody even knows why the debt they incurred wasn’t their fault. I’m not trying to diminish the history of my black brothers and sisters here, I want to know more of that history. But, you need to learn the meaning of the word “merchant”, if you think bigotry is based on race. Yes, bigotry based on race is wrong. But it’s not the only kind of bigotry.
That's unfortunate for u and your family,but the topic is based on a black experience , not comparable sorry .
Wf Coaker but this is not that story.. tell your story
loved this
I love Canada with all my heart but having visited there, i realised their racism was subtle and the racism towards blacks where from the different groups the Chinese, the whites and last but not least the Punjabi Indians.
Love your video, Ashley good work.👍
The black daddies club need to be established down here in the states!!! I grew up just a few hours from Canada in Cleveland, Ohio and my old elementary school had a weekly gathering of fathers back in the 1970's called the fathers club that met with their families every Wednesday night.
There are black fathers groups in the USA. It is unfortunate that men need a group of other fathers to make them recognize and accept their responsibility to patent their own offspring.
@@gloriaf6971 it’s no different from women having gatherings it’s just called MALE BONDING!
@@gloriaf6971 it’s called male bonding GOD FORBID MEN DO THAT! 🙄
@@DJWOLFLIVE She’s a hypocrite bro.
Important thing for those watching to keep in mind is that every black person has different experiences across the country. You'll have areas where blacks are racially disadvantaged and discriminated against, and others where they are equal and simply seen as another normal human. For me, it has been the latter fortunately, I've only experienced racism 1 time in my 14 years in Ottawa (born and raised in Ethiopia).
This a very interesting upload. Racism, prejudice in Canada is alive and well fed.
Imperialism + Colonialism + Capitalism = Racism Classism
1+2+3= 4.97 apples
Marxism = racism ....capitalism -= the highest standard of living in human history . Racism is fed mostly by those who cry out racism .Racism is fed by the left in both Canada and the US .
@@rdhudon7469 Alternative facts. Have a great life, buddy...
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Is it “trying his best” when a man has 6-7 children by 6-7 women?!?
I call that totally irresponsible.
No one would try to make up such an excuse for a woman who has 6-7 children by 6-7 men.
"A closed mind closes door".. 👻
VICTIMHOOD.
Brilliant program.
Great episode!
Stacy sounds exactly like Kelis! They have the same voice I swear!
Lovely programme very informative, I testify racism exist so I thank all the good people who are working hard to make a difference
RACISM EXIST.....THE UNIVERSE AGREES WITH YOU.......
It’s Sad that we are such a superficial society ......instead of focusing on the Beauty within.
what the challenge raise your kids to be good people, same challenge as any other parent.
Great channel my friend!
Stacy is beautiful! What the hell people talked about
My daughter went to school in Canada, now 20 , black history month taught her nothing , thank God for RUclips. I am here since 1978, first time I hear this.
As a person of color who is ethnically Jamaican living in the United States I will say that this gentleman is definitely wrong we are not Progressive we just know how to dress it up better
VERY INTERESTING, I GOT TO LEARN WHAT IT IS LIKE BEING BLACK IN CANADA , AND I LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES.
Handling food with no gloves on.. in the US you would be closed down because that is considered a health violation.
this video was BLOCKED in the UK! i had to wait a year to watch this!!!!!!
Millicent Lopez Wow
Millicent Lopez the Blacks in Canada don’t want anything to do with a white european country that’s why.
"Being different in Canada."
Thanks CBC for allowing Asha Tomlinson to work on this video. This is for all Canadians, but most for Black Canadians in Eastern Canada. Cities like Edmonton in particular should be highlighted in this type of videos for their stand on racism. Most cities in Canada are becoming more progressive on racial issues, but Edmonton remains a frightening place for Black people. My message to Blacks in Western Canada is that nothing will change without a challenge. We must stop gossiping about how we are treated and let expose this disease.
If a black family were to move next door to me I would have no problem with inviting them to my home and welcoming them to the community, that is the way that it would be in any Newfoundland community. Newfoundlanders were never racist and never will be. If you don't believe that, ask the residents of the burin peninsula community's that helped ALL od the war heros on the Truxton and Pollocks when their destroyers went ashore in St. Lawrence and Lawn, Nfld.during the second world war
You guys are the BEST, I love Newfoundland and Labrador, best people ever I would say Maritimers are genius in general and please take me to Signal Hill anytime best place on Earth.
Hey Angus Newfound people are indeed the friendliest people I have met in Canada but they are an exception.
i believe in Canada the majority of new Canadian have gone through discrimination.
Maybe talk about who actually sold black people to other groups and that it was black people lol. We should be teaching people about history and how far we've come. It feels like so many want to keep this topic going, why not educate people on racism that goes on in China? The school system these days doesn't help but turn out cry baby activists.
Being black in Canada sounds like paradise compared to the US. Where is the best real-estate?
Layla Hassan Canada has a KKK populated by adults? Mean kids and rude people are one thing. Adults who want you to stop existing and see you as a threat are another. I don't think most Canadians even have an opinion on black people. Everyone in America does.
Jen Did you actually read the article?
"We're very well respected in the community. I've been here a long time and Shayne's been here for quite awhile now. Nothing of this sort has ever happened, so we were just kind of in awe and shock of the whole ordeal. It's like something you'd see in the movies, not real life."
A freak incident isn't the same thing as systemic racism. That's like witnessing 9/11 and claiming that America is a war zone.
Jen There is more of that in the US quora.com
Canada is less racist than the US.
Jen You're not credible. A few cherry picked articles is not a statistical analysis
Jen If you want to do a meaningful comparison you are going to need comparable statistics.
That McKenzie lady is just tooo beautiful!!
8:39 - Why in the hell is she smiling as she's talking about this? It's.....bizarre and rude!
I thought EXACTLY the same thing. I had to fast forward that bit.
Just showing her true colors......Actions speak louder than words.....
This is an education for the rest of us Canadians.
Too much dwelling on race just live and love everyone
INDEED, WHAT IS DWELLED ON WILL PERSIST. UNVIVERSAL LAW. BLESSINGS.
Sad knowing that man and woman being yourself your soul is a real part of you 🙏 changes everything and faith people of color are so gifted standing back don't help you sad
Everything is freaking hidden it makes you guess it was the worst to show
asha is the best national host...
she's rare
Its true people in Canada specifically white folks are uncomfortable and sensitive on having an open discussion on racism
+samson yu coming from a non white person (metis), that's because everyone else except white people are racist in this country, so that is why it never discussed because that conversation literally boils down to a bunch of brown people saying white people are racist. That is not an open discussion, It never, ever address the double standard, just the other day, my wife's friend from Sudan won a lawsuit against her employer because her Filipino supervisor fired her for another Filipino's mistake, seriously, white people are not inherently racist and adjust there behavior greatly to accommodate minorities where as racist minorities are left unchecked such as that Jamaican lady blaming racism for her poor performing restaurant, double standard. As a minority myself, I encounter more open racism directed towards me from other minorities than I have ever experienced from white Canadians, lets see how that discussion goes down in the media.
Pete Mclovins you know Pete maybe you should make a documentary out of your claims. Then maybe people can truly understand this from a different, the nucleus will then be formed and maybe just maybe we will truly understand how important it is for mankind to be unified and integrated.
Shaun McClendon
honestly that's a great idea, seriously, if I had the time I would man, maybe some day, but on the other side of the situation, people know this shit already, they just don't acknowledge it, and white folks are way to afraid to address it, so I highly doubt a documentary would be able to break this level of slave mentality because that is exactly what it is, blaming whites is a slave mentality, it's a self fulfilling prophecy, I believe I am not equal therefore I am not equal, you know what I'm saying.
Pete Mclovins again you have a very interesting response to the narrative, and that's what it is "the narrative", and it does have a lot to do with the Individual from a Sociological and Psychological. But unfortunately for you, since you're going against grain or going against the narrative, the burden of proof falls on your shoulder. If you're going to verbally say that the narrative is incorrect it's probably best to have substantial proof that explain in a fashion that can open eye's to whereas people like whoa I never looked at it from that perspective. But understand that your argument should be like an Essay whereas each point you're making address any counterargument that some one may have against what you're claim. Also never assume that people " know that shit already", because at least here in the U.S. to prove their point or to get the spotlight off of themselves, people will say they don't know anything or no one ever said anything.
Shaun McClendon
I see you're American, Canada is a little different in regards to race, no offense, I honestly can't relate to your experiences.
I also understand what you're saying about burden of proof, but that is a hard thing to do when you're posting comments on a you tube section, especially for an issue that like you said, "goes against the grain" particularity one considered taboo. I honestly just searched the subject and literally a thousand articles came up saying white Canadians are racist, there is no way to gather resources on a subject which as never been objectively examined. It is unfortunate, and the problem is this issue is being forced on the public by a white majority wishing to disassociate themselves from the past, and it really doesn't benefit the country.
I stand by my statements based on my experiences, and the experiences of those around me, it's easy being brown or in my case red, in Canada, no joke.