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Quebecers Were The 'Least Likely' To Agree 'Canada Is A Racist Country' In A Recent Poll
Residents of Saskatchewan "were the most likely to agree" with this statement.
A new study by the Angus Reid Institute has revealed divided opinions about racism in Canada, with only 24% of Quebec respondents agreeing that "Canada is a racist country" — the least of any province. That's compared to 44% of Saskatchewan respondents.
The study categorized respondents into four camps, "detractors, guarded, accepting, and advocates," in order to determine where Canadians stand on perceptions of race relations and racism.
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The study also gauged Canadians' attitudes towards some racial minorities, pointing to widespread bias and racist sentiment.
The study found that "one-quarter of Canadians feel 'cold' toward Muslims."
Quebecers were "among" the most likely to report such a feeling, with 37% of respondents admitting to them, Angus Reid said.
Some divisions seemed to split along political lines, as "half of past CPC voters (48%)" and "39 percent of past Bloc Quebecois voters" fell under the "detractor" category.
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A New Petition Demands That Premier Legault 'Acknowledge' Systemic Racism In Quebec
"This petition represents the voices of those seek[ing] an anti-racist Quebec."
Premier François Legault has time and time again said that while he can admit racism exists in Quebec, he doesn't believe that it exists on a systemic level.
Empirical reports, such as the Viens Commission report, have proven otherwise, though. So, a petition has begun demanding the premier recognize its presence in Quebec.
Other members of the CAQ government, including Geneviève Guilbault, have refused to acknowledge systemic racism in our province as well. Meanwhile, political leaders like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mayor of Montreal Valérie Plante have publically said it does, in fact, exist in both Quebec and all of Canada.
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Legault has claimed to have "a different definition" of systemic racism than others, believing that it doesn't exist here is because "the vast majority of Quebecers are not racist."
Local Criminal Lawyer Maria-Livia Beaugé has explained that "systemic racism is not about being racist. It's about a system that allows you to act in a racist way and to act with discrimination."
While the CAQ government is currently planning an "awareness campaign" to fight racism in the province, the group behind the new petition, We Do Something, "demand that the Legault government recognize the presence of systemic racism in Quebec."
This petition points out the recent death of Joyce Echaquan in a hospital in Joliette and the "racist abuse" that the organizers believe was linked to it.
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Quebec Wants To Ban Women With Burkas From Using The STM Bus And Metro
Someone is taking crazy pills.
Yesterday we mentioned how Quebec is trying to make Montreal super racist again, and naturally everyone started freaking out.
It's all part of Bill 62, the new amendment to the province's religious neutrality laws.
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And it's not just rules for people who want to work for the government. These rules would affect anyone trying to get access the city's public services.
According to Journal Metro the STM refuses to comment on these new rules, but on Tuesday the Justice Minister of Quebec confirmed that the policies in Bill 62 would extend to all municipalities as well as the the entire public transportation system.
So it's official, if the new rules go into effect, women who wear Niqabs or Burkas would not be allowed to use the STM anymore. And since this includes "all public transportation" that means they won't use the bus or the metro. Hell, they might not even be able to rent BIXIs.
Quebec has officially lost its mind.
For more information on these insane new rules, click here.
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Canadians Absolutely Lost Their Minds Over Sophie Trudeau's "Women's Day" Post (25 Tweets)
The country unloaded on her in ways you've never seen before.
Everyone is freaking out at Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, ever since she posted a photo of herself holding her husband's hand on Instragram yesterday.
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The post encouraged more women to put up photos of themselves with their "male allies" with the hashtag #TomorrowInHand. The only problem is that since it's International Women's Day, some people are accusing her taking focus away from women.
Here is the post in question:
A post shared by Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (@sophiegregoiretrudeau) on
Here are some of the angry tweets women have been posting about Sophie Gregoire Trudeau:
It is not International Men Who Love Women Day, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. #SophieGregoireTrudeau
Hey Sophie Gregoire Trudeau! This is WHAT it's all about you idiot! #TomorrowInHand pic.twitter.com/uD8VmZg4l7
If Sophie Gregoire Trudeau gets her way I'll be spending #IWD2017 vomiting, I guess. #InternationalWomensDay #WhyNotManDay #WhatAboutMenTho
Advice for Sophie Gregoire Trudeau: #TomorrowInHand #iwd #cndpoli #lol https://t.co/EVwHd9xS0A pic.twitter.com/LrgEnWtf3v
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Wants Us To Celebrate Male Allies on IWD. how about EFF NO! Let's not let men take more space on Intl. WOMEN'S DAY!
Justin Trudeau et Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, c'est comme Batman et Robin où Robin servait à montrer que Batman était intelligent.
Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, le 8 mars, on célèbre les luttes des femmes, pas l'appui des hommes. Mauvais choix de journée et de priorité.
Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau’s Facebook post sparks debate not anger? Guess she is not a chip off the feminist's block? https://t.co/2ylawplMeh
Um hi Sophie Grégoire Trudeau ~along w everything else~ WHAT ABOUT THE WOMEN WHO DONT HAVE MEN IN THEIR LIVES THAT ENCOURAGE THEM?? #IWD2017 https://t.co/U2pUpkiD3F
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau thinks we should mark #IWD by celebrating men, posting a photo of a man holding our hand. Bizarre. #equalitymatters
Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau: on #IWD2017 celebrate ur individual achievements as a 🚺rather than remind us who ure married to? #cndpoli #weknow
i'm not over how sophie gregoire trudeau genuinely tried to make international women's day about MEN
In which Sophie Gregoire Trudeau misses the whole point of #IWD https://t.co/CJ4iPY1RBs
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau is definitely part of the All Lives Matter crew. What an idiot.
Just realized that attempting to clarify what #InternationalWomensDay is for Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau IS unpaid work #tomorrowinhand
Re: Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau's idea to honour male "allies" -not all #women have male "allies", hence #IWD. Let's not make this day about men
Feeling pretty embarrassed for Sophie Grégoire Trudeau right now. This is gross. #womensday pic.twitter.com/ot6qpD5S6o
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