“In a 78-page decision, Justice Michael Tulloch (of the Ontario Court of Appeal) said the racial context of the crime is a factor in this case. The Crown did not prove that this was a racially motivated crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Nevertheless, the racial context within which this offence took place was a relevant consideration. The current moment of reckoning with respect to systemic racism in Canada is long overdue,” Tulloch wrote.
