First, we're also taxpayers. We know how the costs of racism affect our lives. If you're asking me what to prioritize, I think that's another issue, but the core issue for us—for me personally and for the 53 individuals who attended the meeting—is our shared vision of Canada as a democratic, pluralistic, inclusive nation, and it's also about our identity as Canadians as a multicultural, egalitarian society.
On October 23rd, 2017. See this statement in context.