TPM: 'The Ontario NDP's platform includes a paragraph that addresses "anti-Black racism," mentioning Sickle Cell Anemia as one example of how black Canadians face more racism.
'Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder marked by defective hemoglobin. It inhibits the ability of hemoglobin in red blood cells to carry oxygen. Sickle cells tend to stick together, blocking small blood vessels causing painful and damaging complications, according to John Hopkins.
'"We’ll establish a systematic review of the reality that Black Canadians are disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS, mental health issues, heart disease, hypertension, Sickle Cell, and stroke. We’ll pass the Ontario NDP’s Improve Access to Health Care Act to improve care for Sickle Cell patients in crisis," the section reads.'
Horwath might be mentally defective, but she has gifted us a new madlibs game.
[Health condition and or illness] is / are racist against___________.
e.g., Sunburns are racist against white people.
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