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2005-11-20 Great White North

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Posted by Theth Grolutle3150 2005-11-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 good thing most engineers are hawaiian - you can tell by their shirts, right, Ship?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-20 02:01|| 2005-11-20 02:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Go ahead. I just hope when these women and disabled start ending up in caskets you remember who helped put them there. Stupidity.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-11-20 02:10|| 2005-11-20 02:10|| Front Page Top

#3 The logical end of affirmative action arrives in Canada. Hopefully we're paying attention.

Posted by AzCat 2005-11-20 05:01|| 2005-11-20 05:01|| Front Page Top

#4 "As executives and managers, our role includes ensuring that the public service is representative," Marshall wrote in his memo.

No problem. Make sure to hire criminals next, then mental basket cases, and lastly, children.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-11-20 05:24|| 2005-11-20 05:24|| Front Page Top

#5 OK, so when will the selection of politicians and bureaucrats also be limited to visiable minorities and woman? We already know you've covered the mentally handicapped.

Posted by Glock Thrang2756 2005-11-20 09:18|| 2005-11-20 09:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Ironic that most people fake disabilities to get a disability retirement from work, and now they will have to fake disabilities to get work.

"But I am disabled. I have intermittant priapism, some lower-posterior comedones, and leukonychia!"

(that would be intermittant erections, some butt blackheads, and those unattractive little white spots you can get on your nails.)

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-11-20 10:35|| 2005-11-20 10:35|| Front Page Top

#7 I don't think intermittent priapism, lower-posterior comedones, and leukonychia constitutes the kind of "visible" they're looking for. On the brighter side, able-bodied white men won't be wasting their stamps sending in resumes.

Posted by Darrell 2005-11-20 10:53|| 2005-11-20 10:53|| Front Page Top

#8 "...demonstrating a firm commitment to an inclusive workplace..." that excludes able-bodied white males.

Posted by Darrell 2005-11-20 10:55|| 2005-11-20 10:55|| Front Page Top

#9 You sure this isn't just a smart Canadian ploy to rebuff all those white male American lefties who promised to move north if their grasp on power continued to slip? Opps, sorry lad, but there's no work here for you, have to meet our PC quotas. Heh, cosmic justice.

Posted by Glock Thrang2756 2005-11-20 11:00|| 2005-11-20 11:00|| Front Page Top

#10 in response to the department's failure to meet targeted employment-equity goals

The simple answer is for the government to assign people to jobs as needed to insure 'proper' representation. No more relying on competence or personal choice. No more dithering over what to be when you grow up. Like they say on Futurama, ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

Posted by SteveS 2005-11-20 11:03|| 2005-11-20 11:03|| Front Page Top

#11 This involves providing direction and leadership by example, and demonstrating a firm commitment to an inclusive workplace

"Who's been assigned to road striping?"

"Natasha, Clement, and Pikuni."

"But they're all blind!"

"Um, then you won't want to hear who's doing the highway signs..."

Posted by Pappy 2005-11-20 11:15|| 2005-11-20 11:15|| Front Page Top

#12 On the other hand, if the force is made up of women and gimps, this could be a good time for able-bodied males to take up a life of crime.

Posted by BH 2005-11-20 11:22|| 2005-11-20 11:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Apply but promise to dress like a black and White minstrel.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2005-11-20 13:20|| 2005-11-20 13:20|| Front Page Top

#14 Darrell: You betcha intermittent priapism, lower-posterior comedones, and leukonychia are disabling. You wouldn't believe how disablingly embarassing it is to get unpredictable erections around pretty girls, having to hire an expensive therapist to give you butt blackhead cleansings, and enormous pedicure bills.

If that's not a reason to give someone employment in Canada's Department of Public Works, I don't know what is.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-11-20 13:38|| 2005-11-20 13:38|| Front Page Top

#15 Ima mental gimp. Do I qualify?

Posted by Onehunglo 2005-11-20 15:28|| 2005-11-20 15:28|| Front Page Top

#16 Ima mental gimp. Do I qualify?

Posted by Onehunglow 2005-11-20 15:28|| 2005-11-20 15:28|| Front Page Top

#17 :> Hear ya Frank. I spent a good part of Sunday Skool at Google Image.... Hawaiann shurt engineers was kinda skimpy.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-20 17:15|| 2005-11-20 17:15|| Front Page Top

#18 Maybe Canada's preparing for war ags ALAN ALDA vv WEST WING - as ole' Hawkeye did play a POTUS character whom declared war on Canada!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-11-20 21:46|| 2005-11-20 21:46|| Front Page Top

#19 What's all this about "VISIBLE minorities"???!!

This is discrimanatory against the Invisible-Canadian community. Invisible men and women deserve the same rights and respect that all others enjoy. It is unconstitutional, not to mention immoral, to deprive someone of rights base on the non-color or their skin, the transparancy of their bones and other tissues.

Posted by Monsieur Moonbat 2005-11-20 22:30|| 2005-11-20 22:30|| Front Page Top

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