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Here is an Open Letter to Kike Ojo-Thompson Kike Ojo-Thompson, the diversity and inclusion instructor who bullied and harassed a white principal with the TDSB, states that: "Canada is a bastion of white supremacy and colonialism. " This requires exploration. Firstly, the words " white supremacy" and " colonialism" are racist dog whistles for the radical left extremists. White supremacy is a debunked, unscientific, Marxist terms that means the system is set up for white success at the expense of others and advantages for being white are written into all aspects of society. We know this does not exist in Canada because the Charter of Rights (1982) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (1962/1990) do not allow for whites to have preferred treatment in Canadian society. We also know Chinese, Japanese, and Korean workers have higher incomes than white workers. We know that social factors like the cycle of poverty , drug and alcohol abuse and crime impact whites. Social factors like family structure and values and effort determine success for whites and not skin color. We know that white students in TDSB are not dominating academic stats or have any statistical advantages. Asians outperform them. The same in Durham District School Board, south Asians, dominate the whites. Peel and York regions are the same, non white students are achieving better than Whites and suspended less. These three - Chinese, Korean, Japanese, groups dominate the Canadian employment statistics and academic world. There is no data on Jewish employees and student success however they are easily found succeeding in Canadian society. If there is white supremacy then why does it not impact Asians? Yes there is white influence and Canada was a British colony. It was the white British and French settlers who took the swamps and converted them to cities. White settlerrs are the group primarily responsible for making Canada a economic success with fair and just laws and a safe peaceful society. Kike Ojo-Thompson says she is Nigerian and Trinidadian. She does not say this but it is obvious that she chooses to live in Canada because it was a British colony and because white people built the country. She does not want to live in Nigeria which is essentially an all black country. She sees " whiteness " as a pejorative yet lives here and not in a country like Nigeria with little to no " whiteness". This is why she lives in Canada and under " white supremacy" by choice. Nigeria and Trinidad inventions and contributions to the world and society in general are insignificant. She wants to live in a country that was developed by whites because she knows the values of and morals embedded in whiteness. In Nigeria, they have the death penalty for homosexuality. Death by stoning. Kike knows this does not happen in Canada. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-islamic-court-orders-death-by-stoning-men-convicted-homosexuality-2022-07-02 Niigeria has the world's tenth highest homicide rate- 34.52 per 100k people. Trinidad is 12th at 30.65. Of course she wants to live in a predominantly white country with white laws and white supremacy dominating rules and structure. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/murder-rate-by-country Kike, you live here for a reason. You love the British monarchy and British colonies. Australia, Canada, USA, and NZ are obviously the most desirable places in the world to live. The other most desirable places are Germany and France and other countries with " white supremacy". Kike, you are certainly not moving back to Nigeria anytime soon or any other African country. Are you? Is anyone? No of course not. How about China or Qatar? No, of course not. You want to live in a country based on whiteness. You think Canada is racist because Canada has a link to the British monarchy? Who do you think ended slavery? The British monarchy. Whiteness ended it all across the world but it still exists in non white countries. There are 4 million modern day slaves in Africa today. And your concern is whiteness in Canada? https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/findings/regional-findings/africa/#:~:text=There are more than 3.8,in parts of the Sahel. African leaders became very wealthy from the slave trade and slavery has long been part of African society. Mansa Musa announced to the world that African people were available for sale. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansa_Musa https://www.balanta.org/history/the-mali-kingdom-was-imperialist-revisiting-african-history-from-the-point-of-view-of-the-people-who-were-oppressed Africans sold people for centuries. The British ended this in 1807 and 1833 and Ontario ended it in 1794 thanks to Lord Simcoe and his whiteness. INterestingly you choose to attack Canada and your perception of problems here but you don't focus on the slavery that still exists in Africa. Groups like Boko Haram that terrorize girls and rape children or the high rate of rape in Nigeria. You ignore this. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/11/nigeria-failure-to-tackle-rape-crisis-emboldens-perpetrators-and-silences-survivors/ YOur fight is with whiteness. You don't want to tackle real human rights abuses , you want to take millions of dollars of tax payers money to fund your anti white propaganda. To attack people who make a factual point about the Canadian society. https://tnc.news/2023/08/03/gov-kojo-institute-funding/ Don't you find it curious that the Canadian government pays you millions to say the government is racist? Is that not irony? You get paid by a government to say that the same government is systemically racist against you and you get paid ALOT! You believe Canadian people, the majority at 70%, have White privilege. An easy life with all the rules and structure designed to ensure their success. Did the settlers who built the roads and towns have white privilege? The ones who died early and lived a hard life. The people who suffered through the great depression and fought in WW1 and WW2? Is that a privilege? They built the infrastructure on which you like a privileged life. You are far wealthier in Canada living off tax dollars than the vast vast majority of Nigerians and all Africans. Kike, how about showing some respect for the people who built the country where you live? And live well. There was statistically a very small black population from 1920-1950 in Canada with about 20 -30 000 black people so who were the whites given privilege over? The black population were largely from the underground railroad in which Canada and British people rescued black slaves. The anti black racism that needs to be reconciliation happened a long time ago to a very small percentage of the population. This has been addressed by the free health care, free education, free housing and Ontario works aka welfare that has been provided to all people of all races. There has not been a racist law or policy in Canada this century. MOST whites were poor and working class. Not privileged. Remember you said Canada is more racist and unjust than the USA? But the white Canadians here rescued slaves with the underground railroad and ended slavery in 1794 before every other place in the world with a few exceptions. In total from 1600-1833 there were about 4-5 thousand African slaves in what is now Canada. Over 60 000 Canadian soldiers died in WW1 and 45 000 in WW2. That is more significant than a few thousand people suffering back in 17 and 1800's. Black soldiers could vote the same as white ones. And black people freeed from underground railroad found success here in Toronto and Canada. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/william-peyton-hubbard Compare that to the USA and millions of slaves and no voting rights until the 1960's. Again blacks got the vote the same time here as whites. Most whites have been poor throughout the history of Canada up to the 1960's. Ontario has had Human Rights protection from the 50's. That is white supremacy. That is whiteness. Leading the world in human rights and fairness. Should we talk about how much Canadian society sacrifices to keep the angry black voice appeased? The TDSB has sacrificed streaming classes because black students could not succeed and the gifted program has lost its merit based eligibility approach for a lottery because black students could not earn their way on to the program. This will hurt the growth of legitimate gifted students who will no longer have the support and resources to help them succeed. But is a sacrifice Canada makes for black people. Ontario has abandoned the math proficiency test for teachers because black teachers can't pass. Students now have teachers who don't know math just to appease black people. Jordan Manners, a black high school student, was shot to death in school. As a result , plus other patterns of violence, the TDSB brought in Toronto police to monitor some schools. Black people didn't like it so the police were removed. The shootings are back as in 2022/2023 two black students were killed on school property. These shootings make schools unsafe for everyone. One was a 15 year old shot at Weston and the other was shot by a 14 year old at David Mary Thompson. https://www.google.com/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/8620740/toronto-school-shooting-charges-david-mary-thomson-collegiate-institute/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6750695 Now our schools are unsafe but no one will say anything because of whiteness. The whites keep appeasing and sacrificing while schools get shot up, day cares get shot up and mom's are killed for no reason. This is whiteness. https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/local/toronto/2023/7/17/1_6482422.amp.html https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/history-of-slavery/africa-before-transatlantic-enslavement/ When police are assassinated like PC Hong it's a black suspect. https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/local/toronto/2022/9/12/1_6065282.amp.html You asked Mr. Richard Bilkszto (RIP) if he was telling you about black experiences in a condescending manner But you act as if you can speak for the Indigenous voice. Ojo-Thompson apparently responded: “We are here to talk about anti-Black racism, but you in your whiteness think that you can tell me what’s really going on for Black people?” Why is a Nigerian/Trinidadian who came to Canada to live on indigenous land qualified to speak for the indigenous experience? You are not. https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2023/03/30/kike-ojo-thompson-shares-her-thoughts-after-two-decades-of-dei/ Your argument is that black students are suspended more than others and do poorly academically compared to everyone else so therefore there is racism and whites are bad. Why do Chinese Korean Indian ( from India) and Sri Lankan immigrants without speaking fluent English arrive and outperform whites with this systemic racism? During the attacks on Mister Richard Bilkszto it was mentioned that black students are suspended more than others. This was framed as systemic inequities and Kike has suggested that rules and values based on whiteness are racist and problematic. Here are the rules that get someone suspended in Ontario. The rules apply to all. Each kid regardless of race is subject to these rules for suspension. Activities that can lead to suspension Activities that can lead to suspension depend on the grade of the student. Students in Grades 4 to 12 can be suspended for: uttering a threat to inflict serious bodily harm on another person possessing alcohol, cannabis (unless the student is authorized to use cannabis for medical purposes), or illegal drugs being under the influence of alcohol or cannabis (unless the student is authorized to use cannabis for medical purposes) swearing at a teacher or at any person in a position of authority committing an act of vandalism that causes extensive damage to school property at the student's school or on school premises bullying, including cyberbullying any other activities identified in school board policy Everyone will agree these rules make sense. Every country in the world has the same basic expectations. There is nothing racist about these rules. https://www.ontario.ca/page/school-suspensions-and-expulsions Yes black and indigenous students are suspended more than others. But they can only be suspended for the reasons for the safe school act. Kike believes these reasons are part of white supremacy. We all know this is absurd. These are basic expectations. Holding students to these expectations is not problematic or racist. Black students, who accounted for 11% of the TDSB student population in the 2016-17 school year, were disproportionately high in the suspensions/ expulsions (36.2% in 2016-17, 34.3% in 2017-18, and 33.0% in 2018-19) Check out the stats in the TDSB report Toronto District School Board https://www.tdsb.on.ca › docsPD Caring and Safe Schools Report 2020-21 Table 3 shows the 2016-17 TDSB student population by students' self-identified ethno-racial background, as captured by the Student and Parent Census. Table 3: 2016-17 Student Population by Ethno-Racial Background Black students, who accounted for 11% of the TDSB student population in the 2016-17 school year, were disproportionately high in the suspensions/ expulsions (36.2% in 2016-17, 34.3% in 2017-18, and 33.0% in 2018-19). Similarly, Indigenous, Middle Eastern and Mixed students were over-represented in the suspensions/expulsions. On the other hand, East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian and White students were under-represented in the suspensions/ expulsions. East Asians are 14% of the student population and less than 2% of suspension. This proves behaviour and culture and not race determine suspension rate. If the system rewards good behaviour and punishes bad behaviour then yes the outcomes are " systemic". Kike needs to compare east Asians to black outcomes for all claims of racism because there is obvious absurdity exposes when this comparison is made. This makes white supremacy and white privilege and whiteness silly racist nonsense. Black people are 4% of the population and responsible for 20% of homicide cases. This is why they are suspended more than Asian students. It is not racism. Behaviour and culture. In 2021, 20% of people accused of homicide were identified as Black, representing an increase from 14% in 2020.15 The rate of Black people accused of homicide was almost 6 times higher than the rate for non-racialized people16 (8.17 accused per 100,000 population compared with 1.43; see Figure 1). Black male persons accused of homicide accounted for 65% of all racialized male persons accused of homicide and Black female persons accused of homicide represented 54% of all racialized female persons accused of homicide. More than one-third (38%) of persons accused of homicide in 2017 were identified by police as Indigenous.Footnote9 This proportion has been increasing since 2014 when 31% of persons accused of homicide were Indigenous. The rate of Indigenous people accused of homicide in 2017 was 12 times higher than the rate of non-Indigenous accused (11.12 vs. 0.93 per 100,000 population). In 2017, the rate of Indigenous men accused of homicide (18.05 per 100,000 Indigenous men) was 11 times higher than the rate of non-Indigenous men (1.69 per 100,000 non-Indigenous men). The rate of Indigenous men accused of homicide in 2017 was four times higher than the rate of Indigenous women accused (4.33 per 100,000 Indigenous women). This obviously explains why black and Indigenous students are suspended and disciplined more than others. The culture has a problem. Kike, look at GTA shootings, almost all black suspects. This is a problem with the black culture. Not whiteness. https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/obpccjs-spnsjpc/index.html I am from Burkina Faso and I am happy to be here. My grandkids are in schools here in TDSB. I have family in Alberta and allover Canada we hear about racism. People make African and racialized people victims. You work hard here and there is no disparity. Disparity is not evidence of racism. You act mouthy and shoot people then you get the disparity which you call racism. A bad attitude for all people is a recipe for failure. Making excuses for Africans and blaming whites is not the African way. All people in Canadian society can succeed when they work hard. And insulting people like Richard Bilkszto is shameful. He was right Canada is more just than the USA and more just than any country in Africa. More than all non white countries. Kike if you want to live here, make a positive contribution. Lies and BS about systemic racism and whiteness make you look foolish. You allegedly suggested in a subsequent session that the TDSB take action against the 24-year principal for choosing not to “unlearn” his white supremacy. He got ostracized and seemingly got constructively dismissed. You got paid to insult him. Who has the advantage in this dynamic? Summary. No racist laws in Canada. Few black people in Canadian history- around 20k that were saved by Canada from American slavery. 1950/1960 population grew. 1700-1950- majority of whites had hard life with no privilege. British monarchy ended slavery and made the best societies with the fairest laws. Black crime is a public safety concern to black and non black people. Non white Canadians dominate Canadian society with hard work and meritocracy. Here is the audio of you attacking and harassing a principal. https://www.thefp.com/p/a-racist-smear-a-tarnished-career-suicide https://streetsoftoronto.com/a-qa-with-tdsb-trustee-who-wants-to-end-specialty-school-lottery/ https://www.mondaq.com/canada/education/1232018/ontario-court-confirms-math-proficiency-test-for-teacher-candidates-no-longer-required Read the case Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council v. The Queen, 2021 ONSC 7386, the Ontario Divisional Black crime killing a mom https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/local/toronto/2023/7/10/1_6474514.amp.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/8628468/jordan-manners-mother-student-fatally-shot-toronto-school-jahiem-robinson/amp/

The elephant in the room isn't going away. It is getting bigger and bigger. In Canada, there are more supports and programs for Black people than any other settler group yet this is the least successful of all immigrants. The problem is not " systemic racism " which does not exist or the " legacy of slavery " in a country that never had slavery. Even worse, the governments across the land continue to throw more money at the problem and claim this group is victimized and marginalized more than everyone else. Yes, the group that receives the most support is the country's greatest victim. The only argument for " racism " is disparity. This group is at the bottom of all categories and therefore suffer from " racism ". Despite the fact that racialized groups are at the top of every performance data point, we are to believe the systems are at fault and not anything wrong with this group. How can a system be so intricate to make some racial groups at the top while subjugating one group that is 3.5 % of the population? 0nly this group has the government helping them buy houses and start businesses based on their race. https://blacknorth.ca/ https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/black-entrepreneurship-program/en Toronto has the Black Center of Student Excellence and the Africentric Alternative School which are dedicated just for Black students. No other immigrant group has these programs. https://www.tdsb.on.ca/CEBSA https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Find-your/Schools/schno/3949 The Ontario government had special Graduation Coaches but only for one group of immigrants. It doesn't matter if you need help to graduate, it matters if you have Black privilege to get tax funded support. The City of Toronto has the " anti black racism " office and offers programs just for Black people. This includes job training, courses, programs, and funding for people based on their colour. These are exclusive services just for Black people and no other group has their own city department dedicated to their success. https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/get-involved/community/toronto-for-all/anti-black-racism-2/ We could go on and on describing the racist government practices that serve one racial group over others but I'm sure you have seen it too. TDSB data, TTC data, Police data, incarceration rates, all data shows the most difficult interactions are with one group. If this is racism why are the other settler groups underrepresented? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5987048 What is more likely that every institution takes the time and effort to systematically and systematically discriminate against one group, and one group only, despite the risk of the media and public opinion and law suits or there is a problem within some elements of this group? The same group that has the highest rate of homicide despite being 3% of the population? Why can't we have an honest discussion so we can fix the problems in this community? If there is systemic racism to favor whites and disadvantage racialized people why are groups, like Asians, underrepresented? When a racialized group that makes up almost 20% of the population is under 6% of the incarceration rate , it seems racialized is not a factor. But, when 3.5 % of the population makes up 7% of the incarceration rate then it " must be systemic racism "? How? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_Canada Third generation Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Chinese men are the highest earners in the land. For females, the highest earners are Third generation Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Arab, South Asian, and other groups all earn more than white women. This makes it difficult to believe there is systemic racism. The biggest concern is that violent crimes are being ignored. People are being shot and killed at record rates but no one will discuss this. We know who is doing the shooting and killing but as opposed to protecting our citizens and children, we cry out against Nazis and the Proud Boyzz and the Confederate flag. Only one settler group has the privilege to shoot and kill at disproportionate rates with impunity. Hate Crimes, targeted attacks, bullying by Blacks are ignored. Consider the Black on Asian attacks that the government and media ignore. Think about predominantly Black countries in which homosexuality is illegal. We want to collect race-based data, okay let's start with how many shootings are attributed to Black males 16 to 40. This group is about 1% of the population and are responsible for over half of the shootings and a large percentage of all violent crimes. Will anyone release that information? If we want to end the shootings, don't we need to know who the shooters are? We have Bill 67 in Ontario looking to expand the powers of CRT in schools and Bill C6 looking to lower sentencing for violent crimes so we have less black people in jail. Ontario cancelled math qualification exam for teachers because Black candidates could not pass and now gifted programs are removing entrance standards so more Black students can enroll. How much money and social cost is there to Black privilege? What is the end game? Remove all standards until statically Blacks are earning more than Whites and are in jail less than Whites? Is that the ultimate goal? What do we have to lose to reach that objective? Let's stop blaming the greatest system in the world, the one that provides free health care, OW , ODSP, free education, OSAP etc, for why a small percentage of 3 % of the population failing. Many Blacks excel and find great success so their race is not an obstacle. Let's end the privilege and end racist programs that divide the country.