India, Oct. 16 -- Despite having served as the provincial Solicitor General in Canada's British Columbia and as a police chief, veteran cop Kash Heed is stunned by the "racism" he has faced as he runs for Mayor of the city of Richmond.

Heed was the first person of Indian origin to head a police department in North America when he assumed charge of the West Vancouver force in 2007. His law enforcement career spanned nearly 40 years in the province of British Columbia.

Later, he became the province's minister of public safety and Solicitor General.

He became the Indo-Canadian councillor in Richmond in 2022 and decided to run for Mayor in the election scheduled for this Saturday.

Despite his experience and decades of living in Richmond, ...