Can we use this profiling method moving forward? For, say, people boarding planes? No? Oh I see. Color me white and confused. (Hat tip to “Niagaraguy” and “pissedoff”)
[…] That day, [Shirley] Ravary contacted her doctor’s office and was told to visit a nearby community health centre, where he occasionally works.
When she arrived at the centre, she was greeted by a French-speaking receptionist who promptly informed her that the health clinic was exclusively for “French people.”
“I said to her, ‘that’s discrimination,’” said Ravary, who was then told to visit her family doctor during his regular office hours, or visit another walk-in clinic. “I didn’t get past the reception at the front.”
[…] It turns out the Ontario provincial government agrees with the clinic’s exclusive policy.
George Smitherman, Ontario’s Health Minister, said in Toronto Tuesday, “We have something called Community Health Centres and they are designed to be community governed, targeting specific populations.” […]
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