Almost half of Canadians say they have seen systemic racism in their province: poll

OTTAWA — Almost half of Canadians polled say they have observed evidence of systemic racism in their province, a new survey suggests. Citing the number of people who said they hadn’t observed systemic racism — or weren’t sure if they had — Jedwab called for more education about what systemic racism means and how it affects people. Samuels-Wortley said it’s likely the percentage of people reporting systemic racism in this poll is higher than it would have been in previous years. The poll suggests 56 per cent of women surveyed reported having witnessed systemic racism, compared to 42 per cent of men. She said she was surprised to see the lower percentages reporting systemic racism in Alberta and B.C., two provinces with large Indigenous populations.