The not so Great Racism in Canada Thread

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So last night my kids offered me some insight into social media channels and groups where young people are very active.

Let's just say that if I were a small business owner in downtown Ottawa on Friday I wouldn't make any other plans other than watching my store.

I suppose that this kind of chatter is happening in every other large city, and that in some cases it leads to mayhem, and it many others it leads to nothing.

One can imagine that trouble-makers are always there in the crowd these days, and they size up the situation and if any opportunities materialize, they jump on them and it snowballs from there. If not, they simply stand down.

In other news, Ottawa mayor Jim Watson will be joining the march on the U.S. embassy in Ottawa on Friday to protest the death of George Floyd and remind our neighbours that black lives matter.

According to the media he has almost never taken part in any protests before, on Canadian or international issues. That's surprising to me if true.