[Newsbot]

Title: Woman denied government job because of race
Category: Political
Posted By: stokes
Date: 2010-07-21 08:16:47
Canadian

[Canadiana55]

Here we go again with this bullshit. Political correctness has to go!

[herbie]

About 12 years ago my ex was invited to apply for a job at a Historic park in the lower mainland. She was already working for Parks Canada. Flew down there and they were stunned she was white, why she lived up here and being feds they were too stupid to distinguish a multi-syllable last name of Italian origin from an Indian one.
Suddenly the job required 100% french and she was out plane fare, expenses and a week's wages for the time she took off to go to the interview.

[BartSimpson]

But the Tea Party is racist.

[Strutz]

Ridiculous.

The person best qualified for a position should be hired regardless of race. To refuse a resume from a qualified person because they are not aboriginal or of a "visible minority" is just as discriminating as an employer who will only hire somone white.

What qualifies as a "visible minority" nowadays anyway?

[-Wario-]

What qualifies as a "visible minority" nowadays anyway?

Colour, aboriginal, not white

[Benn]

Unfortunately to see this go we have to amend the charter of rights. Section 15.2 more of less says its ok to treat whites differently than other "disadvantaged" races in the spirit of affirmative action.

I like what the section was trying to do in essence but like a lot of the charter it was written to vague and just has caused more problems in the long run. She has no grounds to sue or appeal the job ads. Which is a shame. As mentioned here already there are a lot of "less than the best choices" working for the feds because of both language and race quota type programs.

[andyt]

Benn Benn:

Unfortunately to see this go we have to amend the charter of rights. Section 15.2 more of less says its ok to treat whites differently than other "disadvantaged" races in the spirit of affirmative action.

I like what the section was trying to do in essence but like a lot of the charter it was written to vague and just has caused more problems in the long run. She has no grounds to sue or appeal the job ads. Which is a shame. As mentioned here already there are a lot of "less than the best choices" working for the feds because of both language and race quota type programs.

Well don't worry, when we become the minority we'll be able to use the Charter in the same way.

[Benn]

andyt andyt:

Benn Benn:

Unfortunately to see this go we have to amend the charter of rights. Section 15.2 more of less says its ok to treat whites differently than other "disadvantaged" races in the spirit of affirmative action.

I like what the section was trying to do in essence but like a lot of the charter it was written to vague and just has caused more problems in the long run. She has no grounds to sue or appeal the job ads. Which is a shame. As mentioned here already there are a lot of "less than the best choices" working for the feds because of both language and race quota type programs.

Well don't worry, when we become the minority we'll be able to use the Charter in the same way.

Unless of course the new majority, who will be electing our MPs along with foreign countries, see section 15-2 dropped off the books.

[andyt]

Benn Benn:

andyt andyt:

Benn Benn:

Unfortunately to see this go we have to amend the charter of rights. Section 15.2 more of less says its ok to treat whites differently than other "disadvantaged" races in the spirit of affirmative action.

I like what the section was trying to do in essence but like a lot of the charter it was written to vague and just has caused more problems in the long run. She has no grounds to sue or appeal the job ads. Which is a shame. As mentioned here already there are a lot of "less than the best choices" working for the feds because of both language and race quota type programs.

Well don't worry, when we become the minority we'll be able to use the Charter in the same way.

Unless of course the new majority, who will be electing our MPs along with foreign countries, see section 15-2 dropped off the books.

Course they will - Asians don't really go for all that civil rights stuff anyway. Almost worth it for the yowling from the natives when their special status gets revoked.

[BartSimpson]

andyt andyt:

Well don't worry, when we become the minority we'll be able to use the Charter in the same way.

More likely the new majority will amend the Charter to allow active discrimination against whites.

[mentalfloss]

Canadiana55 Canadiana55:

Here we go again with this bullshit. Political correctness has to go!

Racial equality isn't really something that's politically correct anyway. Equal consideration of interest is what is truly politically correct.

[Proculation]

I have always been AGAINST the "positive discrimination". That's a racist policy.

[mentalfloss]

Proculation Proculation:

I have always been AGAINST the "positive discrimination". That's a racist policy.

sorry, had to

[andyt]

Proculation Proculation:

I have always been AGAINST the "positive discrimination". That's a racist policy.

Yep, you're only for negative discrimination.