Opinion By by Iain Mackenzie 23 Views

Petition: Stop Racial Profiling and Discrimination at RBC

Have you been the victim of racial profiling or improper conduct at RBC in general which violates your human rights pursuant to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? RBC is subjecting people to discriminatory treatment while hypocritically claiming to be a discrimination-free environment.

Let us stand together and demand that RBC treat everyone with the fairness and respect they deserve, while also imploring anyone who feels that their rights have been infringed to take their complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.  In one particular incident, an RBC manager demanded ID from a black man that he knew so well that he called out to him in the Ottawa RBC branch.

In another incident, RBC harassed a black male who has just taken a cheque issued by a large financial institution to deposit.  The RBC teller faced with this cheque began to interrogate the black man about the origins of the cheque --  as if it was not legitimate. The incident was perpetrated in front of other RBC clients which was demeaning and caused this client mental anguish. 

We are all God's children and such activity by RBC conflicts with their obligations with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

There have been other incidents reported in the media and anyone who has experienced discrimination at RBC has a right to file a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Here are just a few examples on what RBC has been up to:

Routine bank visit devolved into 'dehumanization,' says Black customer

> Quebec man’s bank funds still locked after two months; RBC denies claims of racial profiling

RBC agent pushes unnecessary chequing account on customer, comments on his accent

We the undersigned demand that RBC respect human rights and implore anyone who feels that RBC discriminated against them to report their experiences with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Sign the Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/stop-racial-profiling-and-discrimination-at-rbc



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