Dear Editor:
Last week’s issue contained a comic of Justin Trudeau taking a knee on a beaver who represents the taxpayers of Canada. This comic is in poor taste.
First and foremost, it’s a complete disregard for the pain and suffering of the Black Lives Matter movement which has branched out to include the BIPOC community all of whom have suffered in Canada as well as the United States.
It not only implies that the Liberal government is breaking the backs of Canadians, but it also is a nearly exact match of the position the officer was in when killing George Floyd.
This so called comic is repugnant and should never have been chosen regardless of the political opinions of the newspaper or the artist. There is time for political opposition, but in this current climate it is our duty to listen to the voices of those who have been hurt and disregarded by the system, learn from them, and then repair the system.
Comics like this, which misrepresent gestures and have deeper implications, are the very aspects of systemic racism that we need to be weeding out of our communities. Frankly, I just expect better from a Canadian publication.
Matt Lantz,
Mount Forest