The systemic racism directed at Indigenous peoples and Black communities in Canada has been recognized for decades, but little progress is being made. Recent reports indicate that the situation may be getting worse.
Canada is an increasingly significant military partner of the US, integrated into NATO's command structure, and distancing itself from any measure of UN oversight.
The NDP has refused to consider anything more than token measures to claw back some of the vast wealth lost in tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy.
For the fourth time in two years, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the federal government to comply with its orders to stop removing children from indigenous families.