- Lorne Gunter: Appeasing Islam just feeds the bullies
- There are several disconcerting aspects to the incident in which the animated series South Park allegedly insulted Muslims by blaspheming Mohammed. The death threats made to the creators of the show for their "outright insult" to the prophet came from a radical Muslim group inside the United States, not one in some far-off land. The network the show airs on, Comedy Central, and the company that owns the network, Viacom, instantly bowed to the threats and censored out depictions of and references to Mohammed from a subsequent episode. Authorities seemed not to treat the threats as a criminal matter. And the satirical references to Jesus that followed slipped by without incident. Let's deal with the last aspect, first.
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- Frances Woolley: Employment equity among Canada's visible minorities
- One worthwhile Canadian initiative is the concept of visible minorities. A person is a member of a visible minority if he or she is "non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." There is a list. The idea of a visible minority is intimately tied to another worthwhile Canadian initiative: employment equity. Not to be confused with affirmative action, employment equity aims to "eliminate employment barriers for...women, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal people, members of visible minorities."Click here to read more...
Why diversity matters
Wed May 12 2010In the Toronto region, where visible minorities will soon constitute the majority of the population, embracing diversity is not just about creating vibrant communities and ensuring social harmony.
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