Nova Scotia Liberal breaks down in discussing photo of blackface character

2013/12/03 Leave a comment

Another example of a provincial politician getting into trouble over lack of sensitivity and understanding, in this case a politician of Dutch origin, Joachim Stroink, attending a Dutch Canadian christmas event.

Has been treated as a “learning opportunity” by all, it would appear, starting with awareness, in a province with a significant Black population, of the racism implicit in the development of the Zwarte Piet character.

Nova Scotia Liberal breaks down in discussing photo of blackface character.

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The curse of a foreign-sounding name in today’s job market

2013/12/02 Leave a comment

Complementing some of the research we did at Citizenship and Immigration, and the citing of the blind cv test of Professor Oreopoulos (Right résumé, wrong name, The Globe and Mail, 20 May 2009), a personal anecdote of similar experience in the workplace by Priya Ramsingh):

The curse of a foreign-sounding name in today’s job market | Toronto Star.

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Racism is prevalent, persisting and perpetually growing, experts warn

2013/11/23 Leave a comment

Interesting piece of perceived racism in the 905 communities of Bramptom and Mississauga (Toronto area), some of the most diverse communities in Canada. Bit long, and I think reality is a bit more nuanced than some of the results and commentary would indicate (Globe did a series on Brampton a number of months ago):

Racism is prevalent, persisting and perpetually growing, experts warn.

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Why racial hatred laws are vital to Australian multiculturalism

2013/11/23 Leave a comment

Australia’s new government is following the lead of the Canadian government in scaling back hate and racism provisions. Canada repealed s. 13 of its Human Rights Act earlier this year, not without some debate between civil liberties advocates in favour of repeal, and some communities who wanted it maintained. Hate speech remains, however, in the Criminal Code; the threshold, however, is higher than the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Why racial hatred laws are vital to Australian multiculturalism.

‘Hate speech’ no longer part of Canada’s Human Rights Act …

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