Half of Canadians have seen systemic racism: pollAlmost half of Canadians polled say they have observed evidence of systemic racism in their province, a new survey suggests. The Leger poll of 1,627 people, conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for the Association for Canadian Studies, says 49 per cent of Canadians reported having observed evidence of systemic racism — racism embedded in government and social systems and laws — in their province. Jack Jedwab, president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies, said the number of people reporting systemic racism was “a bit higher” than he had expected, because he wasn’t certain that Canadians had a good understanding of systemic racism. Toronto Climate Week conference launchesA new climate conference is kicking off in Toronto that’s aiming to highlighting Canada’s clean tech and climate innovation sectors. Toronto Climate Week comes on the heels of Climate Week NYC, which bills itself as the largest climate gathering outside of the United Nations climate conference.