Grievances
Against Canada Laid Out-Canada’s Discriminatory Woes
Tony Peters and The Black Robe
Canada, home to a diverse melting pot of cultures
and races from all over the world. We pride ourselves in tolerance and
accepting. Do we really though? We accept immigrants and refugees sure, and yes,
we do accept them with welcome arms, but what about those who have lived in Canada
their whole lives? I assure you it is not a culture of acceptance for those who
have lived here most or all of their lives. We are cast aside and pressured into
silence by a government with eyes set on destroying our cultures and
traditions, and replacing them with the cultures of those newly arriving in Canada.
This needs serious thought and changes need to be made, as this is actually a
very serious matter.
One way that this is affecting Canadians is the
push by certain companies to only hire immigrants. Tim Hortons has been pointed
out for this very thing. They bring in immigrants, Filipino employees in
particular, rather than hiring white Canadians, this is supposed to be so that
it is easier for the employees to communicate among each other. The problem is
then, that they should be speaking English or French at work, depending on the
area, as these are our official languages, which would solve the communication
problem, as they are supposed to be “fluent” in English or French to be allowed
entry, but sadly this is not the norm. Also please note, when going to Tim Hortons
you rarely ever get what you actually ordered. McDonald’s has been accused of
the very same thing. I know of a few local businesses, a bank, hotel, and coffee
shops, that do exactly this, hiring mainly Filipino employees. Then one could
take a look at the trucking industry, which has begun to hire Arab, or East
Indian employees to drive trucks, rather than people who have been in the
country their whole lives, as it is cheaper for them. The problem is, they often
do not go through the proper training and have caused accidents/fatalities as a
result, look at the Humboldt Broncos bus crash for example. It is sad when the number
of employed immigrants is on the rise, and yet Alberta has seen so many
citizens who are born here losing jobs at a high rate, leading to suicides. Yet
nothing is being done about this problem, it is simply ignored by our
government. http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Hortons+McDonald+face+criticism+over+foreign+worker+program/9768838/story.html https://globalnews.ca/news/5083904/humboldt-broncos-bus-crash-truck-driver-sentencing/
https://globalnews.ca/news/5369168/immigration-employment-canada/
Another
problem comes in the form of reserving job positions based upon both race and
gender. The same can also be said for colleges and universities. In certain
situations, hiring based upon race, religion, or gender is justified and necessary,
but these cases must be proven as the requirement. In all other cases hiring
based upon this is not legal. These hiring decisions are usually an image factor,
they hire women or natives, or an immigrant, for appearance of being diverse
and inclusive. These positions should be reserved for the most qualified
applicant. Jobs should always be given on merit, who deserves the position the
most, if it happens to be a woman, great, if it is a native great, but it
should always be the most qualified person. The same should be said about
schools. Schools are reserving spots for women specifically, which women need a
chance, but so do men. Why should men not get into a school if they are more
qualified, just because a woman has the spot reserved based upon her gender?
They do the same for our Native population, or other races. I can understand
what they are trying to accomplish in doing this, as it has been a struggle for
our Indigenous population to gain education, and be motivated to finish. The
problem comes in the form of then other more qualified people may be missed. School
entries, should be based upon who deserves the spot most. Otherwise a student
lacks motivation. Many Indigenous in schools would be a deserving and qualified
applicant, and if so then they should get the spot. Same could be said with
paying them federal tax dollars to go to school, as when I was in school, we
had a few students who only showed up for the minimum classes so that they could
grab their money, motivation was not there, and they were not allowed to be
removed from the class. Yet there was a 2-year waiting period for me to enter
the course. It is a controversial issue with no clear solution, because we do
need Indigenous people to be in school and succeed in life. There needs to be better
ways of motivating and encouraging our wonderful Indigenous population. We need
them, and we need them to succeed. https://www.heritage.org/education/report/race-preference-college-admissions
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/11/23/algonquin-college-engineering-a-future-that-includes-more-women.html
https://employment-law.freeadvice.com/employment-law/job_discrimination/employer_distinguish.htm
Another big issue in Canada is in the relation of
Quebec, or French speakers. In Quebec employees must be speaking French in all
forms of communication, whether vocal, written, email, etc. Signage must be French
as well. This is a real problem. English is an official language in Canada, and
should not be playing second fiddle to the French language. Everyone should be
given a fair shake, and both languages should be allowed to be used, not suppressed
by a forced law putting French at the forefront. Businesses in Ottawa are doing
the same however, this time favouring customers and clients who are French over
English-speaking patrons. https://canadiangovernmentexecutive.ca/the-fallout-of-favouritism/
https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g155004-d3343622-r695213826-Rockcliffe_Boathouse-Ottawa_Ontario.html
https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/language-workplace-quebec
In Canada, we hear about people being anti-Islam
and Islamophobia all the time. This is an issue in Canada for sure. People do hate
Muslim people in many cases, umbrellaing them under one lump group. Not all
Muslims are terrorists and not all follow Sharia Law. Those who do follow
Sharia Law, are the problem, as they are discriminatory against women and
anyone non-Muslim. Preaching that women are to be used and free to rape, really
drives rightful anger from people around the world. They also attack other
religions and try to suppress them. They move into other countries around the
world, and then they remove cultures from the country they move to and complain
about other religious traditions and holidays, yet they expect people to make accommodations
for them. We have the religions of Jewish and Christian institution being
suppressed, restricted, and censored. Canadians openly attack and insult these
religions and others, and nothing gets said or done. Attack Islam though, and
you are asking for attacks, risk losing your job, and are going to be labelled
a bigot, just like Don Cherry. This is not right. All religions deserve
respect, and should be treated the same. These religions should not be censored
and minimalized, just to bolster one religion. https://www.cdn-hr-reporter.ca/hr_topics/religious-discrimination
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/joshua-ostroff/anti-semitism-resurgence_b_15810432.html?utm_hp_ref=ca-religious-discrimination
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/don-cherry-fired
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/christian-leaders-say-faith-under-attack-in-canada-by-governments-regulators-1.3008916
https://understandingislam.today/is-islam-taking-over-the-world/
https://concit.org/on-hijabs-rape-and-shariah-law/
Another form of discrimination in Canada, is the
inequalities between people groups. As mentioned previously we have covered the
religious side of this, as well as the French side. Although the Indigenous
people have some favouritism for them, they also have a lot of things going
against them. They struggle to get by and live in poverty, the same as the
Inuit population. A lot of this is policies put in place through our federal
government that enables the leaders and elders to have control over everything.
As a result, some of these leaders and elders have become corrupt. They siphon
funds to line their own pockets, while their reserve members suffer and don’t receive
the money that they need to live comfortably. Even the paid education that they
are supposed to receive goes to the elder’s and tribal leader’s families rather
than being given to the regular reserve members. This is not just me saying
this either, this knowledge and fact, comes straight from people who currently
live and struggle on reserves. On top of that these communities are left with
dirty water that they can’t even bathe in without boiling first. The reason behind
this is that the government came in and set up water treatment facilities, but
did not stay to train anyone how to operate them. They relied on the tribal
leaders and elders to use the money given for training to spend the money for
it’s intended purpose, but instead many of these leaders used the money for
gambling or buying their families things. Our Indigenous and Inuit communities
deserve a new a fair deal, just like the west. The need to have control
stripped from corrupt tribal hierarchy, and have the power and money go straight
to the population. A change in treaties is needed desperately to help these
groups control their own futures. Again, the same thing that the west is asking
from the federal government. Those who say that these communities are not on
board with independence have spoken only to the tribal leaders, not the regular
reserve member. Really the demands of the west and demands being made for these
communities are in line with each other perfectly. Corruption of their hierarchy
is not the only problem however, often the government takes a hands-off
approach, throwing money at places that may need more of a hands-on approach.
Part of their fear is a repeat of the Residential School Scandal, a fair worry,
considering how awful the residential schools were for everyone placed there,
whether Indigenous, Metis, Irish, Scottish, etc. A situation that should never
be repeated, but that does not mean that the government should not be monitoring
more closely the activities of leaders. This would not be a discriminatory act
by the government, it would be a show of genuine concern for those living on
reserves, a group of people that make up a large part of our population. https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ava4kk/canadas-first-nations-reserves-have-a-faulty-system-of-government
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/dec/11/canada-third-world-first-nation-attawapiskat
There is much more that could be said about these
matters, more discrimination that could be discussed. This federal government
is clearly not the only group to blame. Blame would come over the generations
of Prime Ministers, right from the day of Confederation. We focus on removing
one area of discrimination, but cause a dozen more in the process.
Discrimination of white people, seems to be an accepted form, something people
just don’t talk about, but white people have rights as well, white lives matter
as much as all other lives. Every group of people is equal. Every group
deserves respect and should be treated the same. Special treatment, or walking
on eggshells around certain people groups, needs to stop. People need to focus
on true equality, not equality at the cost of other groups. Show respect for
everyone, treat them all the same. Race, religion, culture, gender, beliefs, none
of it matters at the end of the day, we are all human, and need to learn to
live together and stop trying to drive wedges that result in fighting and wars.
Respect is key to equality.
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