Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination   March 21, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: “On this day in 1960, police in Sharpeville, South Africa shot into an unarmed crowd and killed 69 anti-apartheid demonstrators, generating international alarm which led to the creation of this day. “Events … [Read more...]