VANCOUVER — An Indigenous father and daughter in British Columbia are accusing Canadian Tire and its third-party security company of racial profiling and racism after they say he was singled out at a store in Coquitlam and an employee responded with a racist comment.
Dawn Wilson is speaking publicly about the human rights complaint she and her father, Richard Wilson, filed after years of trying to settle the dispute herself, saying she hopes it will lead to systemic change at the retail giant.
The complaint alleges that on Jan. 17, 2020, the pair purchased new tires for installation and shopped in-store while they waited.
At the checkout, Wilson
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