JB EmmonsJun 29, 2023

Why doesn't Canada have the same battles over affirmative action?

Simple: the Charter says that its Equal Protection provision "does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability."

It's litigated around the margins, but the basic premise of AA is firmly entrenched.

Show threadFirefighterGeek Jun 29, 2023

@jbe Without wanting to take away from this being great in Canada, lets not ignore that the history and population of Canada is very very different.

Let's talk about the Canadian equivalent of the ADA for a minute, shall we?

Show threadJB Emmons
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I try not to be one of those US-to-Canada immigrants who's like "This is what you're doing wrong here!" in every conversation, because obviously different places, different histories, different needs, etc. But in terms of US congressional legislation, the enactment of the ADA is one of the unambiguous high points of the late 20th century, and I really wish each province in Canada would adopt a similar scheme.
Jul 2, 2023 at 2:13pmWeb
Show threadFirefighterGeek Jul 2, 2023
@jbe i love spending time in Canada and would not mean to be critical of what they’ve accomplished. I just wanted to point out that the US has a massive historical and cultural burden to overcome that is by no means even close to just historical.