Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart stepped up pressure to tackle systemic racism within the city’s police force, saying the Calgary force has made significant moves to address the issue and it is Vancouver’s turn.Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart stepped up pressure to tackle systemic racism within the city’s police force Wednesday, saying the failure to do so has hurt people.
The Mayor didn’t address the issues in the complaint but said, “I will not allow anyone to silence me.” “It’s the work of public servants today to recognize and work to reduce and eliminate the harm caused by racism. However, that work is held back when there is a lack of trust or outright blame between the leaders with the greatest influence,” independent Councillor Rebecca Bligh said.
Mr. Stewart has been talking about problems with systemic racism – with police, city hall and all colonial institutions – since last June, in the wake of massive international protests over the police killing of a Black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis. Prior to the wave of protests connected to Black Lives Matter, Vancouver’s force, along with some others in British Columbia, had come under fire for street checks that were disproportionately done on Indigenous, Black and Middle Eastern people. The Mayor was also vocal about the need for changes in that practice.Last June, he had an opinion piece published in the Calgary Herald that acknowledged his own change in attitude.
Shut up
There is still systemic racism in BC? Thought it was addressed already.
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