ANOTHER DIVERSITY WIN FOR HYPHENATED "CANADIANS"

 

Matt Gurney: The CBC’s ‘no whites’ policy is a mistake, but no accident

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On Monday, a job ad was posted seeking a new host for a CBC children’s program. They were seeking a male between 23 and 35 years of age who could carry a tune. Oh, and “Any race except Caucasian.”
The job ad was quickly pulled down and amended — the “no whites” bit was deleted. The CBC said it was looking into the incident, and the casting agency that had published the information apologized quickly, calling it a mistake.
A mistake? No doubt. But for those who’ve dealt with the CBC before, it’s hard to accept that it was an accident.

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