I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.
When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.
I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our "acceptance" of "diversity."
Now is not the time for Canadians to be sanctimonious. It is time for us to be prudent and active.
Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.
If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.