It's alleged that my turban was referred to as a "rag" by a former MP
 
I'm no stranger to hate and I know many of you aren't either
 
But this isn't about me - it's about systemic racism in the halls of power and having the courage to confront it
 

It's about the RCMP refusing to acknowledge systemic racism while Trudeau stands by and does nothing
 
It's taking a knee, but not taking a stand
 
It's the refusal to ban carding
 
It's the failure to end boil-water advisories
 
It's empty words, without action

The problem isn't that someone referred to my turban as a rag
 
It's that the government keeps taking Indigenous kids to court
 
It's that we keep seeing images of brute force exerted on Indigenous & Black bodies
 
It's the refusal to expunge records for pot possession

This runs deeper than allegations of racial slurs
 
It's about how we treat one another
 
The decisions that are made - and the failure to make the right ones
 
And, for every Canadian that has experienced hate - it's why I'll keep fighting and never back down