Canada has its share of bigots, racists, etc. Hell, we have 'reserves' for Indians (First Nations people; aboriginal people; native people). That institutional racism. I do my best to avoid that kinda crap, but when I was growing up it wasn't until I was about 14--and I got a slap across the face for being a wise ass--when I heard a close family relation say regarding a person's skin colour, "It's only an accident of birth." The kid (me) replied, "Some accident considering he's got two Black parents." Hoooooly, did I pay for that remark. It kinda ranked there with that same close relative saying, "Eat everything on your plate; there are children starving in Korea." I said, "Name three!" Swack.

Times are changing. Likely not as fast as we'd all like, but changing nevertheless. King said it best, IMO: words to the effect that he looked forward to the day when people were judged not by the colour of their skin but by the conduct of their character.