Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has invested millions of dollars to combat racism in Canada but acknowledges the status quo is unacceptable and more needs to be done. The comments follow days of sometimes violent protests in the United States over the police killing of a Black man, George Floyd, which was captured on video.
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