Due to anti-immigration remarks, the vice chair of the Vancouver Police Board resigns.
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Immigration, Culture, Politics, and Law Enforcement in Canada Due to anti-immigration remarks, the vice chair of the Vancouver Police Board resigns. True North Wire, by Clayton DeMaine, November 26, 2024, Facebook, Twitter Instagram is the source. The vice-chair of the Vancouver Police Board has resigned after statements regarding the need to uphold Canadian and Christian values in Canada caused online uproar. On Friday, Reddit released screenshots of Comfort Sakoma's initial Instagram remarks. She was called transphobic by a social media mob, who also claimed that she was a "Christian fascist" who wished to maintain a white Christian ethnostate in Canada that was culturally homogeneous. Sakoma, who moved to Canada from Nigeria as a youngster, denied these labels in an interview with True North, claiming that her posts were misinterpreted. "First I am Black, first and foremost. Well, so it's crazy that I'm calling for an all-white Canada, which would imply that I'm requesting my own expulsion," Sakoma stated. "I'm not advocating for a Canada that is exclusively white. I'm not advocating for a Canada that is exclusively Christian. I'm advocating for Canada to establish a foundation and establish a standard for who we are. In the midst of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's mass immigration plans, which are changing the demographics of many Canadian cities, she made remarks on the internet on the importance of upholding Canadian culture and Christian values. She also questioned Trudeau's ideology when he referred to Canada as a "post-national state" with "no core identity," remarks that she later claimed Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had also made a few days later. According to Sakoma, there is reason to be concerned about the significant number of immigrants from nations that might harbour racist attitudes toward other minority groups residing in Canada. As "inter-minority racism" becomes more apparent, she said, the discussion of racism must go beyond the conventional black-and-white racism binary. Furthermore, it is detrimental to both Black Canadians and recent immigrants to ignore how immigration affects racial relations. "The fact that a sizable section of the immigrant population is from nations where anti-Black sentiment is not only common but frequently embedded in societal structures and cultural norms is a major concern for many Black Canadians," she added. "My worries regarding my son's future in Canada as a Black mother days later. Sakoma maintained that it is reasonable to express worries on the high number of immigrants arriving from nations that might harbour racist prejudices toward other minority groups already in Canada. According to her, as "inter-minority racism" gains more attention, the discussion of racism must move beyond the conventional black-and-white racism binary. It would be detrimental to both Black Canadians and newcomers to Canada to overlook how immigration affects racial relations. "A major worry for many Black Canadians is that a large percentage of immigrants are from nations where anti-Black sentiment is not only common but frequently embedded in social structures and cultural norms," she added. Being a Black mother, I'm worried about my son's prospects in Canada are concerned with how he will be viewed by others who may come from origins where Blackness is stigmatized, in addition to racism from white Canadians. She pointed out that although the caste system in India has been abolished since 1948, some contend that its repercussions are still felt in Indian culture. She expressed concern that if Canada's culture is replaced, her child will grow up in a country that does not respect everyone's rights and dignity. In her writings, Sakoma also mentioned that it has become taboo to talk about Christmas's Christian importance and that her son's school is taught about the religious significance of the Hindu holiday of Diwali. She explained that her remarks were misconstrued and that she wasn't calling for the exclusion of Hindus, but that the government school Frank Chong, following four emails from Vancouverites requesting her resignation to the board. For me, the board made it completely intolerable. Everyone was really demonizing me on Friday. No one even inquired about what transpired, according to Sakoma. "When requesting my resignation, the board chair, Frank, explicitly informed him that he had not yet read the comments or my post." True North asked Chong to answer before the deadline, but Chong did not reply. Sakoma thought that the CBC had misrepresented her by leaving out some of her main points, so she responded to the accusations in a video after her interview with the CBC. Sakoma claimed that the CBC omitted her justifications and arguments on a number of topics, such as fair education on the Christian origins of system in Canada should handle Christianity equally. Sakoma's remarks regarding abolishing the incarceration of parents who oppose their children's gender identity adjustments also incited uproar. Since she was in charge of mending ties between the LGBT community and the police, she told True North that it was ridiculous to brand her transphobic. "That remark had no mention of the transgender community. She claimed that it wasn't even a statement about whether or not kids should be able to transition. "It solely reflected the rights of parents." In an interview with True North, Sakoma claimed that board members, including the chair, demonized her and put pressure on her to step down .
True North asked Chong to answer before the deadline, but Chong did not reply. Sakoma thought that the CBC had misrepresented her by leaving out some of her main points, so she responded to the accusations in a video after her interview with the CBC. Sakoma claimed that the CBC had left out her explanations and arguments on a number of topics, such as parental rights, fair education in schools on the Christian origins of holidays, and the opposition to an all-white ethnostate in Canada. After 20 minutes of the interview, she stated, "I read the article and all they said was that she says she's sorry and that what she was really speaking for was unity." "Nothing that would clarify or help to quell the fires against me was said by the CBC."
A According to a CBC spokeswoman who spoke to True North, the article "accurately summarizes Sakoma-Daugba's perspective" within the context of the story, which centred on her departure and apology.
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