With the upcoming Pan-American Games being held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada there are many construction contracts being met. Today, it is grossly offensive to many that roughly 80% of the current construction unions are comprised of Portuguese Canadians and Italian Canadians. It stands to reason that this growth industry will be divided differently over time. Within the next 5 years (possibly within the next year) a 'Native' Mandate is to employ 20% 'Native' people within the breakdown of construction unions in Toronto. Likewise, a 20% share to African-Canadians, with the remaining 60% divided amongst Italian Canadian, Portuguese Canadian, English Canadian, French Canadian, and minorities not mentioned.
There is a saying in custom that 'reality is what a person sees', paramount to vision. To not realize that the current breakdown within the construction unions is prejudice is an act of denial. What does Sitting Bull, Running Deer, or anyone with beliefs in Aboriginal ancestry and descent think of their descendants being shunted from Toronto's labour force. The Mandate being put forth is necessary in order to change common sentiments of many Torontonians that; 'Natives' are lazy, 'Natives' are alcoholics and drug addicts, 'Natives' don't know or lack the necessities to be successful in a Metropolitan City. These are the same negative connotations faced by African-Canadians. The uprising against this perceived 'Native' prejudice will do wonders for the city's' psyche.
Ironically, it is a Public Educational system (Christian/or Anglo) and a Catholic School Board (Catholic/or French) that the City of Toronto employs. This affects the city in two ways;
1. A 'good' Catholic gets a job in the construction union, because he is hard working (most of the time Portuguese Canadian or Italian Canadian).
2. A good Canadian gets a job in profession (and this is a Christian Nation in many ways).
One runs the unions (Church-the home), and the other sets policy (state). This is classic division of Church and State.
Where do 'Native', 'African', 'Judaic', 'Muslim', 'Hindu', 'Buddhist', or 'Taoism' mandatory education occur?
The home.
and,
Who controls the Church (essentially the home)?
The unions.
and,
Who controls the unions?
Well I don't know about you, but isn't 80% of our construction unions in Toronto comprised of Italian Canadians and Portuguese Canadians?
What concerns this writer is this; If every Italian Canadian and Portuguese Canadian is accounted for a slice of the pension, what about 'Native' Canadians and African Canadians?
Sunday, March 13, 2011
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