In which things are ridiculous at the local level

[sabotabby]

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is stupid and should not exist:

[School board trustee] Frank D’Amico said that they were lucky he didn’t answer an earlier phone call, “because my first call would be to immigration Canada.

“If you want to live in Canada, take our Canadian jobs, use our Social Programs and Health Care ... I strongly suggest becoming a citizen. I am forwarding your concern to the RCMP and to immigration Canada.”

The e-mail was in response to an earlier e-mail Ms. Saad [a social work student] had sent numerous trustees about difficulties finding a placement for a student whose parents were undocumented immigrants. In her original e-mail, she referred to a phone call with a school board administrator that she claimed was skeptical of undocumented immigrants; Mr. D’Amico’s response was that “unless you’ve been on another planet for the last Decade, I will remind you, 911. [sic] September 11 the day that changed the world.”

Hey Mr. D'Amico, if you are going to live in Ontario and be paid by Ontario tax dollars, it might behoove you and your school board to abide by the Ontario Human Rights Code:

Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities, without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status or disability

Emphasis mine. I highlighted sexual orientation because of the other reason publicly funded religious schools shouldn't exist.

In other news, our Honourable Wife-Beating, Drunk-Driving Mayor also really sucks. How much, you might ask? The province offered two public health nurses to the city, for free, and Ford said no. No reason. It's not like this service would cost him or the city anything. He simply said no because fuck poor people, that's why.

Now he's not going to march in Pride either. I'm not sure why the queer community of Toronto would want him to, but refusing to is really, really tacky. Even the asshole chief of police, Bill Blair, who should lose his job but that's a whole 'nother story, shows up for Pride.

You know you are a pathetic douchebag when even corrupt and homophobic Mel Lastman calls you out on it.

Comments

[sqrt-joy.livejournal.com]

In weird alternate universe where Ford became prime minister (I'm sorry for that mental image) would he refuse to celebrate Canada Day publicly because of his cottage tradition? Hiding behind tradition is just weak. He could at least call it like it is.

[sabotabby]

Hiding behind tradition is what homophobes do.

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

The poor oppressed homophobes.

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

lol 1000+

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

I'm getting more and more unhappy about the idea of moving to Toronto. I'm glad there are awesome people to make up for it.

And then there are my relatives.

.... *sigh* ....

[sabotabby]

I didn't realize you had family here.

Toronto rocks. It is run by a drooling moron who hates it and is determined to make it suck.

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my aunt and uncle think people like you are ruining Toronto, so they're moving out. My cousins seem very cool, though, so I'm hoping we can get in touch.

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

The end result will presumably be a city full of Sabotabbies. This sounds AWESOME.

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

Please excuse me for being an ugly American here, but is this Catholic school board state sponsored or associated with public government? I didn't know they could do such a thing.

[sabotabby]

It's a Constitutional quirk that no one has the political will to do anything about. 79% of the population is apparently against it, but no one wants to amend the Constitution and so we're stuck with it.