In a year where pandemic and prejudice compete for global attention, the importance of apology is an accepted beginning to our greater understanding of human worth.
Renfrew Mayor Don Eady may have spoken his belief that he was unaware of specific racist incidents in his community, but it was a quick education.
An ugly incident in Pembroke has sparked a wider Valley discussion about systemic racism; but a dissertation on how to define it is not the redress its victims demand- and the recent CBC series attempted to bring this out.
Eady admits his comments got him in trouble.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Town Council discussed an action plan with timelines- an initial report in January, and a workplan by April.
Council’s measures come within a week of the initial expose on the public broadcaster.
