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In article <D554G5.AFJ@freenet.carleton.ca>, ar231@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Karen Gordon) says:
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>The analysis of the Ontario Employnment Equity Act is an accurate analysis
>for all provinces with this legislation....it patently discriminates against
>some very qualified, deserving workers in favour of those who are being 
>tagged 'visible minorities'.
>I'll give you an example of how I've seen it 'at work' in one province....
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>The position of the Provincial governments is to hire a proportionate number
>of 'visible minorities' to the number of such people within each province;
>that is, if the province you live in has a population which has a 30%
>'visible minority' population, that province will be giving priority to 
>visible minorities in hiring until they have 30% within their ranks.
>(This excludes aboriginal peoples and people with disabilities; they have 
>their own % representation quotas.)
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>Take this example of how it works:  
>A young couple (late 20s) arrives from Hong Kong and takes permanent resi-
>dence here.  They are 'wealthy' by most standards....shortly after arriving
>they invest in real estate - 3 residential properties; one of which they 
>occupy.  They have one child; they do not plan to have any more.
>The husband is hired by the provincial government 'private contractor' -
>in the field of computer programming.  Steady contracts, more work than he
>can handle....commutes between two major cities to keep the contracts 
>covered.
>His wife is hired by the provincial government despite the fact that her 
>English is so poor that she is difficult to understand, and despite the fact
>that the position whe is hired for in no way reflects her training or work
>experience in Hong Kong.  There are cut-backs within the department where 
>she works.  Several dozen people are laid off; she is given a position which
>protects her hours and provides full-time employment.
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>Now how can this be a 'fair' or 'equitable' or 'just' hiring practice?  
>How does it 'contribute' to Canada?  How does this type of immigrant and
>minority integration 'benefit' Canada as a whole?
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>What I saw was long-term Canadians being pushed out of jobs and onto the 
>U.I. system, while newly-arrived immigrants were guaranteed employment.
>This is 'Employment Equity'?
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>Then these same immigrants will turn around and say, it's not US that are
>on U.I. and welfare - it's the Canadians themselves who take most from
>the social programs.
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>If economic immigrants are being admitted into Canada on the 'point system'
>- i.e. the more education and experience, the higher the number of points
>that allow a person to enter into our country, then why is this education 
>and experience not able to get them hired without displacing working Cana-
>dians?  And if they are already 'independently wealthy' - enough to buy
>3 pieces of real estate immediately (which is far more than any working 
>Canadian will own), why is it necessary to ensure employment for this type
>of 'new Canadian' and disregard the needs of long-term Canadians?
>
>Can someone who is in favour of 'employment equity' tell me how this is 
>an equitable program?
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>nobody will be able to give you a good answer. this kind of bs
is going to kill aa.


























































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