One of the unfortunate realities that many of us deal with at one time or another is that of racial discrimination. Bigotry, in other words. It may occur at the workplace or at school, it may occur while using public transit or simply walking down the street. First and foremost, it is important to remember that the people who think this way are the minority here. Racism exists everywhere, but in Canada the vast majority of people are progressive enough to know that true differences don't spring from skin colour or ancestry.