Thank you very much for your support. “TORONTO -- Given recent racist attacks in the country and racism hurled at campaigning candidates, racialized people living in Canada say they're concerned that systemic racism hasn't been at the forefront of any of the party leaders' messages.

Some almost 8 million Indigenous, Black and people of colour living in Canada, making up 22 per cent of Canada’s population, are wondering why there hasn't been more focus on racism and issues of race during the election campaign.”(Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18).

“That’s especially true, [Samanta Krishnapillai] said after the death of in the U.S. kicked off protests across Canada last year in response to police violence against Black and Indigenous people here. This year, meanwhile, thousands of unmarked graves at former residential schools were brought to light, and a family in London, Ont. was killed because – according to police – they were walking while Muslim” (Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18). Being the first-generation immigrants etc., we also have experienced violent racist attacks and aggression on us, threatening to us etc. It is also racial violence what I or Indigenous women have experienced as forced/coerced sterilization in health care etc.

Sarah Barzak, executive director of the London School of Racialized Leaders “said that she experienced racism in Canada since she was a child with other kids telling her: “go back to your country’-like. I heard that a lot as a child ” (Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18). In Canada, we also have heard often that kind of words to us etc.

“I haven’t heard any of the leaders discuss anti-Asian racism, and that has also been on the rise in relation to COVID and xenophobia and anti-Asian sentiment,” Barzak said (Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18)

“I look at leadership and I’m just shaking my head,” said Barzak. “This isn’t leadership, this is failure to me, and I think this is failure to a lot of people across the country” (Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18).

“This is systemic neglect,” she added (Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18).

“Indigenous voters are also feeling left behind, as the federal party leaders have largely ignored the continuing discoveries of unmarked graves on the grounds of former residential schools”(Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18).

“[Chief Brent] Bissaillion said he feels that issues impacting First Nations, Metis and Inuit in Canada haven’t been central to the parties’ campaigns”(Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18).

“So it does get swept under the rug, and I feel that a lot of the issues that pertain to indigenous people pertain to a lot of other minorities and marginalized folks, and it is kind of disappointing that it’s gone to the wayside during this campaign,” he said (Sachedina & Taylor, 2021, September 18).

Let’s remind about our Human Rights/Women Rights and promote the rights and justice

Sachedina, O. & Taylor, B. (2021, September 18). ‘Really frustrating’: Racialized people feel ignored in federal election campaign. CTV News