Over the past year or so, a discussion has emerged as to the implications of Barack Obama’s rise and candidacy, for anti-racism in the US and Canada. This conversation is a necessary one. As George Dei asked in a meeting the other day, “what might anti-racism look like in the post-Obama period?” While this question is germane to the US context, we have a little work to do north of the border to even begin that discussion as far as our own political system.