Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP politician Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday criticised
political party Bloc Quebecois for not recognising systematic racism in the country., reported Global News. Trudeau also supported
Opposition party leader Jagmeet Singh who was temporarily expelled from the
House of Commons for calling another MP racist.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP politician Jagmeet Singh
On June 17, a controversy began after Bloc
Quebecois’ politician Alain Therrien refused to sign Singh’s New Democratic Party’s motion
recognising systemic racism in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, according to
CBC. The motion highlighted that “several indigenous people have died at the
hands of the RCMP in recent months....” Following a heated debate, Singh
accused Therrien of being racist and was subsequently asked to leave the House
for the remainder of the day.
“It
is disappointing that the Bloc Quebecois continues to refuse to accept that
systemic discrimination, systemic racism exists within our country, in every
part of our country and in all our institutions,” Trudeau said during a media
briefing on Thursday. “Recognising systemic discrimination is the important
first step towards being able to address it.”
Trudeau added that Singh had raised a
conversation that was bound to make some people uncomfortable, but asserted
that they were still necessary. “[With] regards to Mr Singh, I think it’s
important that we recognise that racialised Canadians whose lived reality is
discrimination...all too often...are allowed to make people uncomfortable in
bringing out these issues,” he said.
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