Sen. Murray Sinclair urges Canadians to reckon with systemic racism Reconciliation will take generations, but Canada must reckon with systemic racism, says Sen. Murray Sinclair, who retires from the Senate this week. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 27, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 27 Sen. Murray Sinclair retires this week after five years in the Senate, and a career in the justice system dating back to the 1980s.(The Canadian Press) The Current23:46Sen. Murray Sinclair on his groundbreaking career, and the reconciliation work still to do As he retires from the Senate this week, Sen. Murray Sinclair says Canada still needs a reckoning on "the systemic racism that has been bred into our very institutions."