YU HREQ Systemic Racism in Canada Discussion

In answering the questions for this forum you are aiming for critical analytical preciseness that is robust and which demonstrates good understanding of concepts and argument articulated by Robyn Maynard in chapter 2 and in the lecture notes and class discussion on the subject matter.

Citing strategically the text to support your argument will improve the quality of your discussion and answer to each of the question.

You should aim for analytical conciseness over volume; you should avoid the temptation to stray from the what the questions are asking you to address so that you don’t over write unnecessarily.

Question: Do you agree with Maynard’s argument that anti-Black racism and systemic racism more generally are rooted in the logic of racialized capitalism in Canada? Make sure to give robust analytical support to whichever position you take on this question by referencing chapter 2 of Maynard’s text, as well as lecture notes and class discussions

Link to the textbook chapter that needs to be used to answer the question: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lqVri-xSvYu5OW…

Attached below is the class lecture notes. Max is 300 words.