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Consumer racial profiling a neglected human rights issue, report says
The report calls for more data collection and business cooperation to address everyday Indigenous consumer racial profiling, a widespread but overlooked human rights issue in Canada.
- A report commissioned by the Heiltsuk Nation said consumer racial profiling is a neglected human rights issue in Canada.
- A father and daughter reported in 2020 that a guard at a Canadian Tire asked to search their bags, despite other customers having similar items.
- The experts noted Foster and Jacobs recommend data collection on consumer racial profiling if major businesses step up, highlighting research is lacking.
- Although allegations remain unproven, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal expects a hearing in October, and Canadian Tire states the store owner has been cooperating.
- The report notes Foster and Jacobs recommend more research on racial profiling of Indigenous people, warning small actions can build into 'a thousand small cuts'.
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Consumer racial profiling a neglected human rights issue, report for Heiltsuk Tribal Council says
BELLA BELLA — Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in everyday life for an Indigenous person in Canada.
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Consumer racial profiling a neglected human rights issue, report says – Energeticcity.ca
BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in everyday life for an Indigenous person in Canada. “It’s my parents going to a restaurant, and it’s not a busy time in that restaurant, and they’re refusing to serve them,” she said. “(It’s) myself going grocery shopping in a neighbouring community and having a store …
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