discrimination-a one way street?
I am sure that most of us have heard of the situation going on in the small shopping mall in Surrey, BC, where tennants who have been there many years are being evicted [well, their leases are not being renewed] just because they are not Korean. Sigh.
I lived in Korea for 2 years, in the late 90's. i saw how the businessmen there worked with each other.
This kind of thing should not be tolerated here, in Canada. We provide people a [mostly] discrimination-free place to come and live their dream. Well, I for one ask "What about the dreams of those already here? Do those get thrown by the wayside because of the new immigrants' rights?"
Discrimination is illegal in this country, and as far as I am concerned, it should be illegal no matter which direction it is aimed.
So, I think that the people of this community should make it known to our governments - municial, provincial and federal, that we do not tolerate discrimination in ANY form, whether directed at new immigrants, those who are already here, people of different ethnicities, abilities or gender.
No discrimination is fair. We need to step up to the plate and let people know.
I am going to write to everyone I can think of, including my MP, MLA, the mayor, etc, and bug them until this sort of thing is disallowed.
Who's with me?
S. Enns
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I agree wholeheartedly, so
I agree wholeheartedly, so much so that I blogged about it. And since this site is about taking action I will write to my MP to request that he recognise the such actions should not be tolerated. Good for you for talking about this potentially sensitive subject.
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I think you are on to
I think you are on to something here, and I appreciate you writing about it, as most people are afraid to state publically what is happening, for fear of being labelled as politically incorrect. Canada's basic beliefs are in danger of being changed over time by newcomers that bring with them ideas that lead to injustice and eventually poverty.
What you are pointing out is that people may have grown up in a country that did not share the same worldview as Canada has, which includes a fundemental belief in the intrinsic rights of all people regardless of their birthplace. They may bring with them discriminatory attitudes, and while those were in step with the common culture in the homeland, it should not be allowed here. Sadly, most Canadians are afraid to speak up and say - "that's not the Canadian way."
But unless there is a change in a person's thinking, there will be no change in actions - just being in Canada does not make everyone a promoter of freedom for others. For instance those in Toronto that were planning a bomb attack, those in Britain that were willing to destroy citizens of the very free country that took them in...
The degree to which a society believes and acts on true ideas, there is freedom and with it prosperity, compassion and so on... a culture that forgets these truths and adopts ideas that are based on untruths, will sadly reap the consequences, like oppression of others based on colour, creed, religion, gender and so on.
I am suggesting common truths like health is better than sickness, education is preferable to ignorance, freedom is better than oppression, everyone's human rights are worth defending, and so on.
Peace