Thankfully it is 2016 and we fortunately have a government in Ottawa that makes it easy for Canadians to recognize who the white males are in this country.

The white males in this country are the ones who are not carefully counted to ensure they comprise a specific target of Cabinet positions in government, the white males in this country are the ones who are not carefully counted to ensure they receive a specific target of research grants from the federal granting agencies, the white males in this country are the ones who are disregarded when a new face is wanted to replace a previous face on the money in Canadian wallets, and the white males in this country are the ones who are ignored in any counting of the composition of entry level classes at our universities.

Well done, Justin Trudeau, because unlike in Brazil, you have made it, in Canada, very easy for citizens to recognize the government-sought divisions in identity politics, including clues about who the white males are.