As the United States backs away from affirmative action and embraces the notion of true equality, it’s hard not to reflect on the Canadian journey of racial handicapping in the name of equity.
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court released a 6-3 decision ending affirmative action in college admissions. A majority of the court concluded that the practice of boosting a potential student’s admissions score if they happened to be of a particular race violated the 14th amendment of the American constitution that guarantees “equal protection” under the law.
