We're smug about violent racism in the U.S., but there's blood on Canadian hands, too The never-ending list of names of Black and Indigenous people taken fatally by our police continues to grow, with most of the country unaware of these injustices, writes Alexa Joy. Social Sharing Alexa Joy · for CBC News Opinion · Posted: Apr 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 10 Protesters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa hold placards during a June 5, 2020, rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd.(Blair Gable/Reuters)