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In article <D5pDsF.A9F@freenet.carleton.ca>,
 ar231@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Karen Gordon) writes:
> The following article is a real eye-opener - one that makes us all realize
> how easy it is to be called 'racist' in Canada....
> 
> He first brought his case to the human-rights council in 1992.  It is 
> still unresolved.  He claims all he wants is the council to FORCE the 
> College to tell him exactly what he must do in order to get a BC teaching
> certificate.
> 
...
> 2.  Anyone who knows about the plight of teachers in Canada trying to find
> full-time teaching positions, knows that this is one of the most critical
> job-shortage occupations in the country....many have left to go south across
> the border, and others have simply relinquished their teaching certificates
> due to work shortages.  Yet this new arrival to Canada is yelling 'racism'
> because HE cannot find the same work.
> 

   It seems that the article is saying he is not demanding a job, he is
demanding the college tell him exactly what qualifications he is lacking.
On the surface this would seem to be a pretty reasonable request. As far
as I know teaching certification in BC is not supposed to come from
membership in some secret society ( with secret handshakes and rituals
perhaps ).

> 3.  Cerification in other countries does not imply certification in Canada
> by any stretch of the imagination....as many doctors and other professionals
> from other parts of the world have found out.  Every country has its own 
> standards for its professions, and accreditation comes from new studies AND
> vacancies in those positions.

    Then surely he is entitled to be told what new studies he must undertake
to be allowed to take up his place in the queue for available jobs.

> 
> And what is even more disturbing about this case, is that many Canadians
> who hear his cries of 'racism' will actually feel guilty about this man's
> predicament and start to believe that racism is a prevalent condition in
> this country....they will not see his manipulations and political acumen.
> 

    I agree there seems to be no reason to claim racism in this incident.
I suspect it's more of an uncaring bureaucracy which is not willing to make
the effort to assess his qualifications properly. Of course it's also
possible they have given him an answer he doesn't like (such as none of his
qualifications are relevant and he has to start all over again) and he is
refusing to accept their response. 

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