China News Service, Toronto, June 19 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the online forum hosted by the "Canadian Chinese Solidarity" (ACCT) Foundation on June 18, saying that if To resolve racism against Asians, everyone, including Asians and non-Asian people, needs to be part of the solution.
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Trudeau said that over the past year has been a difficult time for Canada to fight the epidemic and face various challenges.
The level of racism, anxiety and intolerance is also on the rise, because too many people everywhere experience racism against Asians.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
Trudeau said frankly that systemic racism exists in Canada, and it exists in every aspect of what all agencies, governments and people do.
Racism affects not only one community, but also everyone.
He said: "We do not want to repair the system, but must change the system."
He said that the Canadian federal government is working with Asian community leaders to formulate an official definition of "racism against Asians" and will add this definition to the Canadian Anti-Racism Strategy.
Speaking of Chinatown facing development difficulties, Trudeau said that Chinatown is an important cultural and community space in Canadian cities; it is not only rooted in the arrival of new immigrants, but also a public outlook that traces the origins of the city and the country.
The Chinese community has always been an integral part of Canada.
Chinatowns, which exist in multiple cities, are an important precursor of the multi-culture and diversity that people are now aware of.
It is heartbreaking to have Chinatowns destroyed due to rising anti-Asian sentiment.
He said that the epidemic has hit small businesses, including Chinatown.
However, anti-Asian sentiment has exacerbated the reduction in passenger flow in Chinatown, and this reason is unreasonable.
He promised that the Canadian government will continue to support small businesses and at the same time encourage people to visit Chinatown.
Since that day, the ACCT Foundation has organized a series of webinars around the development of the Canadian Chinese community, and invited Chinese representatives from all walks of life across Canada to attend.
The series of activities will last until the end of June.
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