Canadian Press
February 6, 2025
Evan Balgord, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, said the Statistics Canada data on police-reported hate crimes is “not representative of reality” because Canada doesn’t collect “any kind of accurate or representative data on the amount or type of racism and other forms of hate that are experienced by groups.”
“That said, all the imperfect data suggests, and organizations that represent particular communities will agree, that things are getting worse,” he said.
Shack said it’s critical for laws to be enforced and for communities to be kept safe, both through community-based solutions and by ensuring that police have the resources that they need.
“I don’t think that our public institutions have done enough to push back against it and to make it clear and unequivocal that that kind of stuff does not belong in this country,” he said. “There needs to be a unified approach across all levels of government.”
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