Halifax activists get face-to-face apology from Trudeau | Reality Bites
Clayton, a Saint Mary’s University student in Halifax, spoke up on social media after seeing a security guard approach
a group of Black youth at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa who were
there for meetings after a weekend at the National Black Canadians
Summit in the capital. The guard started with “I’m not trying to be
racist, but…” and then referred to a group near Clayton and Macdonald as
“dark-skinned” in response to a complaint that had been sent to
security.
a group of Black youth at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa who were
there for meetings after a weekend at the National Black Canadians
Summit in the capital. The guard started with “I’m not trying to be
racist, but…” and then referred to a group near Clayton and Macdonald as
“dark-skinned” in response to a complaint that had been sent to
security.
After the incident, Clayton told The Coast a letter wouldn’t be
enough: “I can throw that out.” He was asking for a face-to-face meeting
with Trudeau, and it happened.