Are Regular Canadians Racist or Just Tired of Being Ignored?

Are Regular Canadians Racist or Just Tired of Being Ignored? By Dale Jodoin Are you a racist if you say the word “deport”? What if you say “illegal immigrant”? What if you simply want your family to get help before newcomers do? Lately, it feels like regular Canadians, especially working-class ones can’t say anything without being called a racist. But is it really racism? Or is it just plain frustration? Let’s get something straight. The average Canadian is tired. Tired of paying high taxes. Tired of watching their grandparents struggle on fixed incomes. Tired of single moms working two jobs just to afford groceries. And while all that is happening, we see newcomers getting free housing in hotels, bonus cheques, legal support, and fast-track programs. If you question that, you're racist. If you ask why a hotel was turned into a shelter for people who just arrived, you're far-right. If you say “my kid deserves a fair shot,” you're hateful. It’s gotten so backwards, it’s laughable. And it’s not just here. This same pattern is happening across Europe. In France, Germany, the Netherlands, the U.K. regular people are being silenced, shamed, or even punished for raising concerns. Say the wrong word, and you're branded dangerous. We’re not talking about bigots waving signs. We’re talking about quiet Canadians truck drivers, janitors, grandmothers, hockey moms who’ve stayed silent for too long. Now they’re speaking up. And instead of being heard, they’re being labeled. We were told diversity was our strength. Fair enough. But now it feels like we're being told to shut up and move over in our own home. You can’t call that “inclusion” if it means exclusion for the people who built the house. People are watching their daughters lose spots on sports teams to biological males and get told it’s progress. When they speak up, they’re shouted down. Racist. Bigot. Transphobe. But most of them aren’t any of those things. They’re just parents. They’re just trying to protect their kids in a world that keeps changing the rules. And it’s not just Canadian parents British families, German parents, French citizens who are dealing with the same fights. Speak up and you’re silenced. Not because what you said was wrong, but because it didn’t match the official narrative. Here’s the new rule: If you’re most regular Canadians or anyone in the West with traditional values everything you say is taken the wrong way. You say you care about border security? Racist. Do you want immigrants to follow the law? Racist. You think your daughter shouldn’t have to compete against a 6'2” man in a dress for a volleyball scholarship? Bigot. But who’s really dividing the country? Is it the people trying to protect their culture, language, and values? Or is it the politicians, the activists, the university mobs who say nothing is sacred anymore? When you see people attacking Jewish Canadians in the streets and nobody stops them because the attackers are “international students,” something is broken. When you say “they should be deported,” and they call you racist for wanting to uphold the law something is very wrong. You don’t get to punch someone in the face, then hide behind your student visa. And Europe is seeing the same thing: students calling for the destruction of Israel while attacking Jews in broad daylight, with governments too scared to step in. Try calling that out in London, and you’ll get police at your door for a hate crime complaint. Let’s say this out loud. Regular Canadians are not racist. They’re exhausted. They’ve watched their wages get eaten by inflation. They’ve seen their tax dollars fly overseas while the food bank down the street runs out of peanut butter. They’ve seen their local emergency room shut down while the government cuts a check to help another crisis somewhere else. They’ve been told their history is shameful. Their traditions are offensive. Their faith is outdated. Their accent is wrong. Their skin colour is a problem. And still, they work. Still, they give. Still, they hang on. But now they’re angry. Not because of someone’s race or religion but because the system they paid into is failing them. And when they ask questions, they’re told to shut up. That’s not democracy. That’s bullying. And it’s spreading across Europe, across the West regular people are being scolded for wanting the country they were raised in to still feel like home. And now, globally, there’s another group pushing regular folks out of their lives the rich. Wealthy elites from Canada, the U.S., and Europe are buying up property in poor countries Mexico, Portugal, Thailand and driving the prices sky high. Locals can't even afford to live in their own neighbourhoods anymore. Gentrification has gone global. The people with money bounce from country to country, driving up the cost of housing, food, and land while calling it “investment.” What used to be affordable homes are now overpriced Airbnbs. What used to be communities are now playgrounds for expats. This isn’t just about immigration anymore. It’s about class, control, and a growing gap between those who make the rules and those forced to live under them. Let’s take a real look at what’s going on. People are flooding into Canada, some legally, some not. Some want to be part of the country. Others want to change it into the one they left behind. When a Canadian questions that, suddenly they're worse than Hitler. But when a group of international students chants slogans calling for violence and attacks people on the street, that’s just “free speech”? No. That’s hypocrisy. And here’s the worst part: the media plays along. The government funds the same outlets that shame the people footing the bill. The same news anchors who sip coffee in downtown Toronto call farmers in Saskatchewan “dangerous extremists.” They call tired dads "alt-right" because they post a meme. They call moms "bigots" for standing up at school board meetings. All for saying what any parent would: “Leave my kid alone.” And in Europe, it's the same: regular people are the new villains if they ask where their taxes are going or why their neighbourhood has changed overnight. When your heating bill is $800, and you see money going to luxury housing for newcomers, you get angry. When your son can’t get a job but your city is handing out welcome bonuses to people who just arrived, you ask why. When you say you want Canadian values protected, and you get told you’re a threat, you start to wonder: who really owns this country anymore? These aren’t racist thoughts. These are survival instincts. It’s the voice of someone trying to feed a family while the people in charge are throwing your money out the window and calling it charity. The same voice is rising across Europe: regular people who’ve had enough, who feel forgotten, who’ve watched their communities change without their say. And now it’s rising from towns in Mexico to cities in Portugal where locals watch their homes turn into resorts for digital nomads who fly in with cash and leave everyone else behind. Let’s stop pretending it’s racist to care about your country, your family, your future. You can love your neighbour without letting them walk all over you. You can support fair immigration without wanting your kids pushed aside. You can be proud of being Canadian or British, or French without being ashamed of your values, your roots, or your voice. The real racists? They’re the ones who believe only certain groups have the right to speak. The real danger? A society that silences its own citizens and praises outsiders for breaking the rules. We’re not going to let that happen. This isn’t hate. This is heartbreak. This is frustration. This is the voice of someone who’s had enough. Canadians and millions of others across Europe and beyond are done being quiet. We’re not racists. We’re realists. We pay the bills. We work the jobs. We keep these countries running. And we’re tired of being told we’re the problem.