I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a native. Canadian racism isn't so black and white.
Well, of course not, considering that the US has a much higher percentage of, well, "black" people and a much lower percentage of, well, "white" people.
Canada -3 percent of African descent
US - 13 percent of African descent
And 97 percent of those of African heritage in Canada live in urban areas. Fifty seven percent live in Ontario. That means that forty percent of that very small 3 percent live elsewhere in Canada, with the vast majority living in urban areas.
On a side note, there's a much higher percentage of Hispanic people, which (with some exceptions) tend to be, well, less "white" in the US than Canada.
Canada - 1.2 percent
US - 17 percent
The US has a much more intensely hued rainbow of skin tones. With more diversity, and larger non majority ethnic groups, it's natural for there to be more issues regarding race and ethnicity.
It's really easy to say you're not a racist when nearly everyone around you is the same color and ethnicity that you are. Some things are easier to deal with in theory than in reality.