Habs FansLOL, a perceived model minority in the eyes of many Caucasians.
Like which one?
Habs FansLOL, a perceived model minority in the eyes of many Caucasians.
Like which one?
You make valid points Fuji. I agree that all candidates should be invited to participate. However, even with a good translator any non-Cantonese speaker would be at a serious disadvantage.Candidates should be invited to participate anyway. Some of them might attend with a translator in tow. Ideally, the station would provide translation services for them.
There is nothing wrong with having a debate in Cantonese, but there is something wrong with excluding some of the candidates.
I think the only ones yelling with an all male gym would be the few members who are not gay....
Here is another one to consider. It is acceptable to open a women only gym but try to open an men only one and see who yells.
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Sure, but on the other hand there are people in Toronto who are fluent in Cantonese who have trouble taking in a debate in English. Though some candidates are disadvantaged by holding the debate in Cantonese, that has to be balanced against the right of Cantonese speaking citizens to participate in the election.You make valid points Fuji. I agree that all candidates should be invited to participate. However, even with a good translator any non-Cantonese speaker would be at a serious disadvantage.
Papa this is complete bullshit. It is never acceptable to discriminate. However, there has always been discrimination, and the pendulum is shifting.I agree with you 100%
Problem is if you belong to a minority you can scream racist anytime you want.
However if you are white you are expected to accept your exclusion as fact.
Here is another one to consider. It is acceptable to open a women only gym but try to open an men only one and see who yells.
Face it if you are white you are never discriminated against and if you are a white male you got no chance of complaining.
I don't know how these debates are set up or scheduled. I do believe that anyone can host a debate as long as they have candidatesWell I think to a degree we have a mutual love affair going here but my point is that there should be equal representation which this is not.
We have two official languages in Canada and at least one should be represented in a debate of this nature.
Those that don't know Cantonese don't know what the audience is being told.
I feel the debate should be canceled until someone understands what Canada is all about. Equality if humanly possible.
I think that this shows you alot about how some groups think. In Canada, we make sure we provide translation services for people when they go to court to ensure they understand andCandidates should be invited to participate anyway. Some of them might attend with a translator in tow. Ideally, the station would provide translation services for them.
There is nothing wrong with having a debate in Cantonese, but there is something wrong with excluding some of the candidates.
Maybe, but until we pass laws denying citizens their constitutional right to vote, just because they don't speak one of the official languages fluently, then I think we ought to do our best to see that they are well informed in their own language.Maybe people who can't speak or read english well enough to follow a political debate should not be voting.
I think it's reasonable to pass laws ensuring fair coverage of elections. The non-cantonese speaking candidates would be expected to have translators so that their message is conveyed in cantonese. By no means do I expect the station to broadcast English content--I expect the station to broadcast the cantonese translation.So you want to force a private tv station to invite non-cantonese speaking candidates to speak with their cantonese audience.
Nope, other than the Chinese, the Indians are equally guilty too.Only whites can be racist
Actually there is something wrong with it. This is Canada - last time I checked we speak English and French here. I am so sick and tired of seeing and having to deal with people who live here and do not speak EITHER.There is nothing wrong with having a debate in Cantonese, but there is something wrong with excluding some of the candidates.
I'm not sure where you checked, but there are FAR more Chinese speakers in Ontario than French speakers, and Ontario has no official language, so I have no idea what you mean by "we speak English and French here", it's false. If we were to declare official languages in Ontario then unless it was English only, some form of Chinese is a more viable candidate for an official language than French is.Actually there is something wrong with it. This is Canada - last time I checked we speak English and French here. I am so sick and tired of seeing and having to deal with people who live here and do not speak EITHER.
I don't think we even need one.I'm not sure where you checked, but there are FAR more Chinese speakers in Ontario than French speakers, and Ontario has no official language.
Refresh my memory is not one of the requirements of Naturalization in Canada being able to speak one of the Official Languages?Maybe, but until we pass laws denying citizens their constitutional right to vote, just because they don't speak one of the official languages fluently.
Not in all immigration categories, and you're confusing jurisdictions. The municipal election is a Provincial affair.Refresh my memory is not one of the requirements of Naturalization in Canada being able to speak one of the Official Languages?