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Originally posted by AwakenedAddict A temporary halt in the hiring of white people does not constitute racism. Especially when they already account for 4 out of every 5 jobs in Public Works (as stated by YOUR article, try placing the facts into context, it helps sometimes). Ohh no! Save the white people, we are soooo discriminated against. Being white I feel like such a foreigner in Canada

racism

• noun 1 the belief that there are characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to each race. 2 discrimination against or antagonism towards other races.

— DERIVATIVES racist noun & adjective.


NOT hiring white people because they are white is discrimination against a race. I dont care what the reasoning is, 2 wrongs dont make a right. And the fact that most people in the workforce are white IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN CANADA ARE WHITE.

I have zero tolerence for racism no matter how much it's justified.

If you cant get there on merit then you shouldnt be there at all.

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

So, who's Lois Brown? What did she ever do for Aurora-Newmarket?

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Lois' volunteer efforts in the community have evolved over the years. She has initiated a number of organizations in the area including a networking group for young mothers and continues to volunteer at Southlake Village Seniors residence. Currently, she is the accompanist for the York Regional Police Male Chorus, a good will endeavour of the Police Force that has performed in Canada and in tours in the United Kingdom. Lois has always used her musical talents in her local church and at festivals, both as a soloist and as an accompanist to vocal and instrumental performers

and what she didnt do is screw over the voters of this riding by switching parties at the most opportune time for herself.

Id like to give her an opportunity to prove that she can do a good job. Because Belinda obviously cant be trusted. And if Lois Brown screws up, out she goes next time.

Thats how politics is SUPPOSED to work

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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Originally posted by Jayx1 I have zero tolerence for racism no matter how much it's justified.

I will admit that the Public Works policy is discriminatory, however it is HARDLY racist. This issue is sensationalized to get the common white man to vote conservative. This issue has been synthesized by the Conservative party to suit its needs (blind the electorate to the true nature of the conservative party, ie: tax cuts for the rich, increasing burdens on the poor and sick).

When you view the world in black and white (absolutes), everything seems clearer, but in doing so you miss the whole picture.

If you want to talk about racism in Canada today, why don't you focus on systemic issues like the following, that affect a lot more Canadians:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism#Canada More recently in Canada More recently, Canada has been perceived as practicing systemic, institutionalized racism by allowing employers to require Canadian-based job experience in a potential employee. This puts landed immigrants at a clear disadvantage, and can often result in highly educated people working for much lower pay than their Canadian educated counterparts, or even struggling with a minimum wage job. This unequal footing has left many new immigrants feeling disillusioned with the entire immigration process, and segregated from Canadian culture as a whole. Both as an expression of protest, and as a means of warning potential immigrants still overseas, online groups have formed to share information and stories of victimization. [2], [3] Such experiences have led to ongoing jokes that "Toronto has the world's highest qualified taxi drivers". However, racism in Canada has not only been connected to immigration. French Canadians, including Acadians, Québécois and Franco-ontarians, and aboriginals have purportedly also been subject to discriminatory treatment in Canada. However, having French recognised as an official language was seen as a step towards multiculturalism.

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It's true that there are many professional bodies that are discriminatory when it comes to hiring foreign trained professionals. And i have long argued that these regulatory bodies such as the ontario college of physicians and surgeons and the ontario college of teachers do something about this. In fact the conservatives have promised to force them to change their policies and institute ways of evaluating foreign degrees easier and putting foreign professionals to work in canada.

Our current government has done none of this nor has promised to do anything about it. All they do is pick the easier solution which is to discriminate against white people since they are the easiest target.

There is a fundemental difference though when it comes to definition. The professional bodies restrict ALL foreign trained professionals no matter what race or nationality they are. If a Canadian born white man trained as a doctor in india he'd still be rejected. That is not racism (although its still wrong on many levels.)

Actually declaring that a person cannot be hired based on race no matter what his professional training may happen to be IS racism in it's purest form.

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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Originally posted by AwakenedAddict (blind the electorate to the true nature of the conservative party, ie: tax cuts for the rich, increasing burdens on the poor and sick).

The Lieberal Party is the party of the rich and of large corporations in Canada (the Rosedale/Mont Royal elite). Paul Martin is a multi-millionaire, but he did it using daddy's connections.

The CPC is the party of the middle class and small business/entrepreneurs.

The NDP is the party of the poor and working classes (most unions, etc.).

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..and this has to do with Belinda bouncing because....

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Originally posted by Abercrombie ..and this has to do with Belinda bouncing because....

After I've had a few lemonvodkas, I could offer Belinda something to bounce on.

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Alright then... now we're on topic.

Now, which one of these two Newmarket-Aurora candidates would you bounce?

or ?

But seriously...

As a resident of Aurora, someone PLEASE why I should vote for Lois Brown. I don't want to hear why I shouldn't vote for Belinda, because that's all I hear.

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Originally posted by Abercrombie As a resident of Aurora, someone PLEASE why I should vote for Lois Brown. I don't want to hear why I shouldn't vote for Belinda, because that's all I hear.

yeah really, why isn't there more talk about why people should vote for someone rather than the bash trains driving on and on about why we shouldn't vote for someone?

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Originally posted by AwakenedAddict A temporary halt in the hiring of white people does not constitute racism. Especially when they already account for 4 out of every 5 jobs in Public Works (as stated by YOUR article, try placing the facts into context, it helps sometimes). Ohh no! Save the white people, we are soooo discriminated against. Being white I feel like such a foreigner in Canada

LOL absolute bullshit, if they dont hire 1 person cause hes white its racism and bullshit political correctness...no minority should have a job that a white is more qualified for just cause hes a minority, and vice versa. This goes on in so many industries, theres a quota, its ridiculous.