Social Darwinism and ‘Playing the Race Card’

Premier Brian Pallister rises during question period in the Manitoba legislature on April 7, 2021. Pallister was accused of racism for his comments in early July on the toppling of two statues in Winnipeg on Canada Day. The Canadian Press/Kevin King – POOL

Commentary

A lot of the racist policies and sentiment in the West in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including racism against aboriginals in Canada, had their roots in social Darwinism, an offshoot of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Unfortunately this doctrine is now being revived, this time in the name of critical race theory (CRT).