Guys I understand it's hard to take criticism when it comes to things close to you like your hometown. But isaidso isn't trying to be mean. He was just sharing his experiences. If a place elects someone of a particular race or creed it doesn't mean that place doesn't have a problem with racism because depending on the number of candidates, a person can be elected with well under half the vote. And for a place to have even a sizable plurality like 10-20% that are racist is a huge amount that would shape the experience of those it was directed toward. It certainly doesn't need to be 50 or 75% or whatever. And there's zero reason for anyone to focus on Toronto or the UK in a thread about Winnipeg and QC.
For anyone who doesn't believe isaidso's experience was representative of the norm then it's ok to say that. You can say things like your experience has been different, that it doesn't apply to everyone and perhaps it's limited to certain areas without attacking someone for sharing their experiences. If you share your own views and counter-experiences you might even shape people's opinions and change their minds about not wanting to visit. But attacking the messenger will just make people assume that they're right and that you're trying to distract from uncomfortable truths.
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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw
Don't ask people not to debate a topic. Just stop making debatable assertions. Problem solved.
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