Opinion: On racism, PQ action plan beats Liberal commission's talk

Premier Philippe Couillard’s government recently announced that it would hold a “Commission sur la discrimination systémique et le racisme.” This commission is misnamed. “Systemic” is an American buzzword; it is more accurate to use the term “institutional” to describe racism within social and political institutions, such as employment or policing. Easily confused with “systematic,” “systemic” gives the false impr