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Eric · 14-04-2008, 18:01

Unfortunately I don't get to see "Panorama" ... but I did find it interesting to read the links and it seems that you guys have a major problem, and that law enforcement is responding way too tentatively because of something I find difficult to understand ... this super sensitivity to race. Our local police routinely do racial profiling when anyone is arrested their race is noted, and the stats are made available to city council and, thro' that body, to the general public. The Greater Toronto Area has a problem with violent black gangs, not on the level of major US cities, but the problem is there. No one in the Toronto and area police forces has any problem with saying "gangs of blacks" for fear of offending the black community, or "gangs of Chinese youths".

At a higher level, the Federal Govt. is tightening up immigration rules, and some of these new regualtions, are what some would call discriminatory, and would probably cause a big stink in the UK. But most Canadians want to keep Canada the way it is, and if that takes a little insensitivity on the part of governments ... (the govt of Quebec is becoming particularly tough, esp. on muslims who wish to live in la belle Province) ... so be it.

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Eric God Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,290 Liked: 2347 times Rep Power: 58528	Re: Panorama Unfortunately I don't get to see "Panorama" ... but I did find it interesting to read the links and it seems that you guys have a major problem, and that law enforcement is responding way too tentatively because of something I find difficult to understand ... this super sensitivity to race. Our local police routinely do racial profiling when anyone is arrested their race is noted, and the stats are made available to city council and, thro' that body, to the general public. The Greater Toronto Area has a problem with violent black gangs, not on the level of major US cities, but the problem is there. No one in the Toronto and area police forces has any problem with saying "gangs of blacks" for fear of offending the black community, or "gangs of Chinese youths". At a higher level, the Federal Govt. is tightening up immigration rules, and some of these new regualtions, are what some would call discriminatory, and would probably cause a big stink in the UK. But most Canadians want to keep Canada the way it is, and if that takes a little insensitivity on the part of governments ... (the govt of Quebec is becoming particularly tough, esp. on muslims who wish to live in la belle Province) ... so be it.