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| UN panel calls for better treatment of Canada's Aboriginals, immigrants |
| 2009-02-06 |
| Extract These include charges of racism, xenophobia, discrimination against ethnic minorities, poverty and homelessness, the treatment of vagrants and deportation of asylum seekers to countries where they might be tortured. For example, Cuba criticized Canada for its discriminatory policies against Aboriginals and for cutting HIV/AIDS programs. Saudi Arabia said there has been a re-emergence of "anti-Semitism and Islamophobia." Iran urged Canada to take measures to put an end "to discrimination against the indigenous population." Syria called for an end to racial discrimination against the Arab and Muslim communities in Canada, including "racial and religious profiling." |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Oh, that's always been there. It's just that the veneer of civility peeled off a decade or so ago. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-02-06 23:16 |
| #4 What about the rampant anti-Americanism in Canada? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-02-06 21:23 |
| #3 What's REALLY crazy is that Canada treats its "aborigines" better than most countries do. They even created a special state for them along the northern coast. Muslims more or less got a free ride until they started making exorbitant demands. After that, Canada took a long, hard look at its "immigrants", and didn't like what it saw. I'm not surprised - I don't care much for unassimilated and unassimilatable immigrants, either (Messico, take note). Driving them into the Bay of Fundy at low tide may be a bit much, especially since most Muslims can't swim, but it cleans up the problem pretty well. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-02-06 20:36 |
| #2 Sounds like the standard "blame the        " form that the UN uses to blame US or Israel for stuff and all. I guess someone felt froggy and decided to put Canada in the blank. You know, just for grins. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2009-02-06 19:13 |
| #1 How could Canada respond to this without sounding racist, xenophobic and discriminatory? Hmmmm. "Hey guys, you're right! Just so we don't continue down this horrible wretched path, we'll send you folks all our vagrants, Arabs and Muslim communities. They'll be much better off with you, eh, and we'll be better financially able to take care of our Aboriginals and HIV/AIDS patients." |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-02-06 17:14 |