Black firefighters in Montreal push back against racist work environment

[get these nets]

Anti-racism group says two Black Montreal firefighters faced years of racial abuse

MONTREAL - Two Black Montreal firefighters say they've faced years of racist abuse from their colleagues, and they now believe it will take outside action to change the culture of

www.thestar.com

Syllion, who said he was the eighth Black person hired by the Montreal fire department since its 1863 founding, was tasked with increasing the department's diversity in 2011.

@Mega @Soundbwoy @Mirin4rmfar @concise @WTFisWallace? @intruder

 

[ORDER_66]

 

[Mega]

“The eighth Black person hired by the Montreal fire department since its 1863 founding”…

Absolutely shameful.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Quebec is stuck in 1800s
Racism in Canada no different than anywhere in america

 

[jdubnyce]

@Jamal514

 

[RedCloakBlackWraithe]

C'est la vie....

 

[Jamal514]

@Jamal514

Saw this story the other day. Fire and police departments are white fraternities here.

 

[levitate]

Pourquoi????!!!

 

[LordDeathwatch]

That ridiculous mentality of superiority is universal and I don't think anyone is truly surprised by this. Racism doesn't recognize any sort of boundaries, you can set your watch to it because that train is never late.

 

[The G.O.D II]

Damn them French fags got a stranglehold on civil servant jobs like that?

 

[concise]

The 8th since 1863?

Montreal is only like 11 percent black and the whole province is like 5 percent.

 

[ItsPeople]

$40,000? na b run them Ms

 

[The Guru]

Closed institutions always rife with racism. Police, army, firemen, security.

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

Black in Quebec?

Couldn’t be me

 

[Soundbwoy]

Dude was actually doing anti-racism panels for cops and works a lot in the community