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Originally Posted by ciudad_del_norte
Just out of curiosity, where abouts would the threshold population number be before it was a pressing issue?
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Point taken - but still interesting to consider.
I'd guess somewhere around 3-4% of the population is when these sorts of things start becoming a visible issue, when you start having things such as public and poor interactions with the police, segregated neighbourhoods, etc.
We don't really have that yet - the closest thing is the Muslim community's presence in Virginia Park. They're now numerous enough, and concentrated enough, that you can see, sense, feel their presence in the neighbourhood.
My neighbourhood, Rabbittown, is probably the main one for black people. I definitely see a handful of black people out and about every day, which is certainly more frequent than most residents of the city.
To give you an idea... ranked by black population, lowest to highest. Statistics Canada, 2006 Census:
City - Visible Minority Population (Black Population)
St. John's: 3,460 (620)
Moncton: 2,425 (1,035)
Saint John, NB: 3,805 (1,250)
Saskatoon: 14,870 (1,900)
Regina: 12,605 (2,170)
Victoria: 33,870 (2,360)
Quebec City: 16,355 (5,080)
Halifax: 27,645 (13,270)
Winnipeg: 102,940 (14,470)
Edmonton: 175,295 (20,380)
Vancouver: 875,295 (20,670)
Calgary: 237,890 (21,060)
Montreal: 590,375 (169,060)
Toronto: 2,174,065 (352,220)
So I'd say Halifax is a good cut-off for where
maybe they should ask if police are welcome to support the Pride parade.