Canadian anti-Idle No More racism grows online

[Joe Shlabotnik]

4. Racism has always been here.

But as the population ages, and the economy stagnates intolerance comes out into the open more. No different than the USA with the major exception that our Charter of Rights does a pretty good job at preventing it from becoming institutionalized.

But First Nations have always been subject to public contempt. There is also a virulent strain of anti-Muslim, anti-black, anti-francophone, anti-union and of course anti-Occupy sentiment expressed by citizens through Canadian media, around water-coolers, and at the local tavern. Its saddening and embarrassing.