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  • you've been reluctant to comment on the words and actions of the US president.

  • But we do have Donald Trump now calling for military action against protesters.

  • We saw protesters tear gas yesterday to make way for a presidential photo op.

  • I'd like to ask you what you think about that.

  • And if you don't want to comment, what message do you think you're sending?

  • We all watch in horror and consternation.

  • What's going on in the United States?

  • It is a time to pull people together, but it is a time to listen is the time to learn what injustices continue despite progress over years and decades.

  • But it is a time for us as Canadians to recognize that we, too, have our challenges that black Canadians and racialized Canadians face discrimination as a lived reality.

  • Every single day.

  • There is systemic discrimination in Canada, which means our systems treat Canadians of color Canadians who were racialized differently.

  • Then they do others.

you've been reluctant to comment on the words and actions of the US president.

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