Canada...home of the red, white, and racist!

For those of you who have faithfully followed my entry's onto this sight you may recall my posting of September 19, 2005 titled "Multiculturaism - The new human segregation".

One of the points I was trying to establish in that particular entry was how, in order to stem the tide of racism, we in effect have reversed it. By going out of our way as a society to point out everybodies "differences" whether it be by skin color or cultural background we ended up far away from the original goal of equality regardless of ethinic background.

Remember the purpose? To offer EVERYONE fair and equal treatment. For those of you who may have thought I was a little off my rocker with that particular entry of September 19, then consider the following editorial written in today's Winnipeg Sun. It not only backs my original point, it sums it up.


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Winnipeg Sun, November 25, 2005

How lovely that it only took three days worth of public backlash for the federal Public Works Department to rescind an utterly racist and discriminatory hiring policy that would have seen the department only hire, well, anyone but able-bodied white men for the next several months.

"It was misconstrued by some as being non-inclusive and this was not the intention," said a spokesman earlier this week. "So as a result of the concern expressed in this regard, the department is rescinding this special measure."

So that's that, right? Hardly.

Because this is neither a new policy nor one limited to Public Works. Last February, it was the Correctional Service of Canada that was under the hot lights when it came out that the department was throwing out all job applications not from aboriginal or visible-minority candidates.

At the time, we searched the Government of Canada's job site and found a number of other positions all over the government where one's gender, disability and skin colour were the primary factors in being hired by Ottawa. And the common denominator remained that white men need not apply for many government jobs.

Now, even though Public Works has publicly backed off its discriminatory hiring policy, other departments still quietly engage in the same kind of racism the Liberal government would instantly denounce if a big private-sector company announced it would choose its employees by skin colour.

The Environment Department, for instance, has been advertising for a "regional environmental effects monitoring co-ordinator" in Alberta.

The job pays more than $66,388 a year and the ad notes: "This position will be staffed through Environment Canada's employment equity program ... only members of a visible minority group will be considered."

Ditto for the web and graphic designer job being advertised by the Canadian Grain Commission in Winnipeg: Only visible minorities may apply.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is looking for fishery officer trainees -- and "candidates must clearly self-identify as belonging to one of these groups ... aboriginal persons, visible minorities and women."

It appears that nothing has changed with Correctional Service of Canada, either, as it's seeking parole officers in B.C. who "self-identify" as an "aboriginal person, visible minority or a person with a disability."

"ALL THIS FROM A GOVERNMENT QUICK TO BRAG ABOUT CANADA'S TOLERANCE AND DIVERSITY."

Unless you're an able-bodied white male wanting a government job, that is. Then you're not tolerated in Ottawa.

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So there you have it folks. I was once in denial about it but it in fact is true. Racism is definetly alive and well in Canada.

It sure is nice to see the high level of "tolerance" on behalf of Paul Martin and his merry band of corrupt, and now racist, Liberals. Thanks Paul, it's comforting to know someone of your (ahem!) calibur is running the show. For that allow me to award you...well, the highest medal you are worthy of recieving. On behalf of all Canadians!



The sad reality of it all is he will probably wear it with pride. Until next time...