However, people of colour have to do more to fight the systemic racism that exists in his adopted country. Bailey was born in Jamaica but migrated to Canada in the early 1980s.
Speaking to CTV News on Sunday against the backdrop of the ongoing protests in the United States and across the world that were sparked by the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis a fortnight ago, Bailey mirrored the recent sentiments of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Prime Minister Trudeau while responding to questions from the media about the developments in the USA, said while he was concerned about the situation in the USA, Canada does have its own problems with racism.
On Sunday, Bailey explained.
“In Canada, it’s racism with a smile,” he said, adding that there, people of colour are invited into the room, to apply for jobs and so on but that the gestures were only for show, suggesting that diversity in Canada was only symbolic.
For that to change, people of colour need to do more to make themselves heard.
“One of the things that we certainly encourage is that you have to be able to vote,” he said. “You have to be able to own businesses, you have to be able to be in the boardroom … be a part of the decision-making process. You have to be entrepreneurs.”
The 1995 100m world champion said he was disgusted by what was had happened in the USA.
“The last two weeks -- I’m tired. Frankly, I’m numb. I really am. I’m emotionally exhausted. It appears way too easy for a police officer, that police officer, in particular, to snuff the life out of a man who seems to be very helpless. I thought it was probably one of the most despicable and disgusting things that I’ve seen,” Bailey said.
Saturday's pre-Tokyo 2020 friendly, which was played behind closed doors in Wakayama, was brought to an early close shortly after Felix Uduokhai had cancelled out Douglas Martinez's first-half opener.
A tweet from the official Germany team account read: "The game has ended five minutes early with the score at 1-1. The Germany players left the pitch after Jordan Torunarigha was racially abused."
The Honduras national team later tweeted that the incident "was a misunderstanding", but Kuntz stands by his side's decision to take a collective stand by making their way off the pitch.
"When one of our players is racially abused, playing on is not an option," Kuntz said at his post-match news conference.
"It was a strong statement. After the situation calmed down, the whole Honduras squad came to us and apologised. That was the end of the topic for us.
"We talked to each other about whether we should do anything else, but Jordan said 'No, that was a strong enough statement'.
"We want to end the subject there because now we fly to Yokohama to prepare for our next game."
Torunarigha plays for Hertha Berlin at club level and has represented Germany from Under-16s to Under-23s level.
The 23-year-old was also the alleged victim of racist abuse in February 2020 in a DFB-Pokal match between Hertha and Schalke.
Following the latest incident on Saturday, Hertha offered their support to the centre-back, tweeting of the decision to leave the pitch in unison: "That is the only right decision!"
"His team-mates picked him up straight away and hugged him for a few minutes," added Kuntz, who earned 25 caps for the Germany men's senior side in his playing days.
"He was very relaxed and you could tell he was happy to be with us. Afterwards we even started to joke a bit again.
"This team is great. It helps of course when you can see that your colleagues support you so much. It's also a strong statement from Jordan to say what we did was enough."
Germany face Brazil on July 22 in their opening Group D fixture at the Olympics, before taking on Saudi Arabia and Ivory Coast.
The shot put silver medallist raised her arms above her head in a pose she said represented "the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet".
Saunders, who is black and gay, has been backed by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), but that is not the end of the matter.
The USOPC said in a statement on Monday: "Per the USOPC's delegation terms, the USOPC conducted its own review and determined that Raven Saunders' peaceful expression in support of racial and social justice that happened at the conclusion of the ceremony was respectful of her competitors and did not violate our rules related to demonstration."
Yet political statements on the medal podium are not permitted at Tokyo 2020, even though rules on such actions have been relaxed elsewhere by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
In the wake of the USOPC remarks, the IOC was seeking further answers from the Americans on Tuesday.
Mark Adams, the IOC spokesperson, said in a briefing: "We've seen their public opinion and we're in touch with them.
"We've written a letter asking for some further information, to be able to evaluate the next steps, if any, that should be taken.
"Obviously, the Games are held under the Olympic charter and the rules of the Olympic movement, so let's wait to see what clarification we get from USOPC."
It seems unimaginable that the IOC would take any drastic action, given the outcry that would follow.
Saunders tweeted on Sunday: "Let them try and take this medal. I'm running across the border even though I can't swim."
The Olympic Games has seen few such protests on podiums. Perhaps the most notable was the 'Black Power' salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medallists respectively in the 200 metres at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, when both raised a black-gloved fist as the US national anthem was played.
Both were expelled from the Games but got to keep their medals.
Tennis great and long-time equal rights activist Billie Jean King has backed Saunders, writing on Twitter: "Her gesture was meaningful and respectful. There is nothing for the IOC to investigate."
Saturday's match in Wakayama was tied at 1-1 when abandoned with five minutes to go, moments after Felix Uduokhai had cancelled out Douglas Martinez's first-half opener.
The Germany national team's official Twitter account later confirmed the reason for the game, which was split into three 30-minute sessions, being cut short.
"The game has ended five minutes early with the score at 1-1," the tweet read. "The Germany players left the pitch after Jordan Torunarigha was racially abused."
Torunarigha plays for Hertha Berlin at club level and has played for Germany from Under-16s to Under-23s level.
The 23-year-old was also the alleged victim of racist abuse in February 2020 in a DFB-Pokal match between Hertha and Schalke.
Following the latest incident on Saturday, Hertha offered their support to the centre-back, tweeting of the decision to leave the pitch in unison: "That is the only right decision!"
Germany face Brazil on July 22 in their opening Group D fixture at the Olympics, before taking on Saudi Arabia and Ivory Coast.
