15 Jun 2020

Canada correspondent Salimah Shivji

From Nine To Noon, 9:52 am on 15 June 2020

Salimah talks to Kathryn about how the Black Lives Matter protests are intersecting with the Covid crisis. Also how Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking a knee at a protest, and his struggle to find words during 21 seconds of silence over the President Trump's response to protests has complicated dealings between the North American neighbours.

Salimah Shivji is a senior reporter with CBC's Parliamentary Bureau, based in Ottawa.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a Black Lives Matter protest on Parliament Hill June 5, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada.

Photo: AFP