My awesome boss on the latest racist bill: On November 5, 2014, the federal government tabled Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act (Bill S-7) introducing sweeping changes to three areas of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), Civil Marriage Act and Criminal Code. The government’s statements in support of these changes are based on no statistical data or research, nor have they consulted experts in this field. The announcements and the tabled act perpetuate myths about practices of polygamy and forced marriages while misguiding Canadians to believe that violence against women is a “cultural” issue and happens only in certain communities. The federal government has blatantly targeted marginalized and racialized communities through the racist framework used in the intent, wording and announcement of this act. The circulation of these racist myths and generalization of communities is one of the biggest obstacles to understanding the harmful effects of these proposed legislations. exhaustedfromracism.tumblr/post/102045767177/prevention-and-protection-vs-criminalization-from
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:46:22 +0000
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