The Changes

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