A study published by Matthew Lau of Canada's Macdonald-Laurier Institute looks at claims of systemic racism in the country, and finds no evidence for them.
Canada not systemically racist after all, study shows | True North | Isaac Lamoureux:
November 3, 2023 - "The narrative perpetuated by the Canadian federal government and various institutions that Canada is systemically racist simply isn’t true, a study finds. The study, published by Matthew Lau of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Oct. 30, directly counters past comments from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that there are 'profound systemic inequities and disparities' ingrained in the nation’s core institutions.
"Lau’s research, titled 'Systemic racism claims in Canada: A fact-based analysis,' aimed to answer two questions: Is there evidence to back up claims such as these that Canada today is systemically racist? Are government programs and strategies likely to reduce the incidence or mitigate the effects of racism in society? 'The answer to both is a resounding "no",' said the report.
"Income disparities analyzed in the study demonstrate that many visible minority groups outearn the white population, contradicting the narrative of widespread disadvantage. After accounting for employment and sociodemographic factors, only four out of twenty minority groups exhibited lower earnings than their white counterparts, while five minority groups had statistically higher earnings....
"In terms of education, Lau’s research reveals that many visible minority groups achieve higher levels than the white population, with many Asian populations obtaining bachelor’s degrees or higher well above the national average.... This finding is 'not what one would expect if Canadian institutions put visible minorities at a disadvantage,' Lau said....
"Lau’s analysis of occupational disparities shows that many visible minority populations are overrepresented in professional occupations such as medicine and engineering. For example, while South Asians in Canada comprise 7.3% of the working-age population, they make up 12.4% of engineers, 19% of computing professionals, and 12.5% of doctors. The Chinese population had a similar overrepresentation in these professions....
"Public school test scores also debunk the notion of systemic racism in education. 'Our system has been built upon colonial structures meant to uphold white supremacy,' said a booklet published by the Peel District School Board. However, grade six students from East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern backgrounds all outperform white students on average on the EQAO mathematics tests at the Peel District School Board....
"When examining income disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians, Lau points out that factors like location and education are the main drivers of this disparity rather than systemic discrimination. Controlling for education and work status, Indigenous Canadians earn close to the same incomes as non-Indigenous Canadians, further dispelling the myth of systemic discrimination....
"'More capitalism and freer markets is the antidote to unfair discrimination — not government regulation and control,' wrote Lau. Gary Becker, ... winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economics, ... presented evidence that discrimination is more pervasive in more-regulated, and therefore less-competitive industries, noted the study. 'The solution prescribed by those who make claims of widespread systemic racism — increasing top-down government interventions — is the wrong one and if implemented would do more harm than good,. concluded Lau."
Read more: https://tnc.news/2023/11/03/canada-not-systemically-racist1/
Read study: https://aristotlefoundation.org/reality-check/systemic-racism-claims-in-canada-a-fact-based-analysis/
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