MTL Shake, a family dance party planned for Sunday afternoon in Rosemont, was cancelled on Saturday after La Presse reported discounted tickets were being sold for Black, Indigenous and people of colour.
Ticket price for a white adult had been set at $25.83, compared with $15.18 for BIPOC adults. Lawyer Julius Grey, an expert in human rights law, called the initiative an example of “flagrant discrimination,” the newspaper reported.
Combined with several provisions of Bill 96, recent events raise a legitimate concern that English-speaking Quebecers may be on the verge of becoming second-class citizens. Indeed, in the view of a majority of French-speaking Québécois, or at least of the politicians and commentators who shape the majority view, the “Anglos” do not have rights anymore, but only “privileges,” as asserted by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet.
The single-minded officials in charge of combatting black racism at the city of Toronto have used the pandemic as an excuse to put together a special food plan for the city’s black families.
This week, Project Veritas spoke with April Moss of CBS 62 in Detroit about the local affiliate’s continued efforts to “discriminate” against anyone who disputes COVID-19 regulations handed down by the corporate headquarters in New York. At one point, she referred to CBS’ reporting methods as “propaganda being pushed on individuals,” and she claimed that discrimination had occurred, with the station “segregating coworkers” based on health beliefs.
Excellent, we need more of this brilliance and bravery. Duplicating the previous use of live and unexpected news that cannot be blocked from broadcast. April Moss of CBS62 in the Detroit Michigan region throws sand into the machine.
Leadfoot Promotions is selling tickets to an upcoming show featuring punk band Teenage Bottlerocket for $18 to those who are vaccinated, and $999 to those who are not.
There is no monopoly on discrimination. In the Jewish world, we have stood up throughout history for freedom and civil rights. Our people have proudly walked with every modern-day liberation movement, including participating in and supporting Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement, the feminist movement and most recently the LGBTQ2 movement. We are proud leaders in the promotion of social welfare policies and legal and ethical rights. Upholding Jewish values, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for instance, is fondly remembered for fighting against gender discrimination and became the first tenured female at Columbia Law School.
In Biden’s America, treating people differently based on the colour of their skin is back on the agenda.
Didn’t some European country try this about a hundred years ago?
h/t Marvin
Eugene Chung, who is of Korean descent, told the Boston Globe over the weekend he was interviewing for a job as an assistant coach when an unnamed staff member for the unidentified team told him, “Well, you’re really not a minority.”
Oh so public health is racially discriminating now?
I thought we didn’t do that in Canada. https://t.co/50eWKzRKFp
— Ian Prittie 🌷financial bubble MC (@thereds8) April 25, 2021
The social media giant Facebook is reportedly under investigation from the United States government’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for discriminating against black Americans in their hiring and promotion procedures.
