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Is Justice Still Blind in Canada?
Edward Smith outside his home. (Jason Franson for The Free Press)
Equality under the law is the cornerstone of liberal democracy. But judges across the country are now factoring race into sentencing.
By Rupa Subramanya
05.08.23 — Canada
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Edward Smith didn’t think the color of his skin had anything to do with it. 

He was 23, and he’d come to Canada in 2005 from West Africa. Now, he lived with his mother and sister in Edmonton, the capital of the western province of Alberta.

Racism—overt or systemic—didn’t make him take part in an armed robbery of an Airbnb in July 2019, he said. He’d decid…

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Rupa Subramanya
Rupa Subramanya is a writer based in Ottawa, Canada. She began her writing career at The Wall Street Journal India with a weekly column focusing on the intersection of economics, politics, and public policy. Her work has been cited in The New York Times, Financial Times, and The Guardian among others. She is a former columnist for the National Post.
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