tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post13481842702342374..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: O Canada: Disabled Not Welcomewilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-89421063483098612892008-08-26T08:46:00.000-07:002008-08-26T08:46:00.000-07:00The fact that we have this kind of law in Canada i...The fact that we have this kind of law in Canada is disappointing, but, frankly, not at all surprising. Unlike refugees, immigrants are assessed on their ability to contribute, and countries with "socialized medicine" must, believe it or not, also consider how much the immigrants will cost. In this particular case, the intention (and how much weight should be given to stated intentions?) of starting a business and employing 25 people provides an interesting twist...it increases their desirability as immigrants, while diminishing the humanitarian urgency (the gist of their appeal seems to rest on how well off they are).<BR/><BR/>Also, to Carol...kudos to Chicago for having amended its immigration law in 1972. I'm sure the majority of people will join me in being amazed that a U.S. city even had such a law. Are you completely, 100% sure, however, that the government of the United States, which actually has jurisdiction in these matters, doesn't have restrictions similar to those in Canada? I'd be surprised, and ditto for most other countries.pbkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006721842206896012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-11511069813375305602008-08-15T15:18:00.000-07:002008-08-15T15:18:00.000-07:00Unbelievable. Simply umbelievable. I'm finding it ...Unbelievable. Simply umbelievable. I'm finding it so difficult to wrap my mind around the reality of this situation. It sounds like a poorly written novel that goes over the top and isn't very well researched or situationally portrayed.<BR/> My ignorance and my naivete of Canada's ugly law makes me feel so humiliated. How could I have been so uninformed? I was under the impression that Canada was some kind of quasi-utopia where people and policy were more open-minded. Shame on me. I thought that the days of the ugly law mentality were safely behind us. I know that it was stricken from the books in Chicago in 1972<BR/> Writing about it seems so misogynist compared to the moral action that should be taken. Has anybody thought about boycotting goods that come from or are made in Canada?<BR/> This just goes to show how much ugliness can be hidden behind environmental beauty and the facade of a progressive country. Pardon my french, Canada but you can take your pride of hockey and everything else and you know where you can shove it.Carol Marfisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01903614682591384331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-91636555854064587522008-08-14T03:52:00.000-07:002008-08-14T03:52:00.000-07:00Glee, I had no idea Australia had a similar law. T...Glee, I had no idea Australia had a similar law. This leads me to wonder how many other countries have such discriminatory laws. This also makes me realize just how costly it is to be disabled socially and financially. I liked your blog very much. I loved your line about the OT being an occupational terrorist.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-7152321401552917582008-08-14T03:20:00.000-07:002008-08-14T03:20:00.000-07:00Australian law allows the same disability discrimi...Australian law allows the same disability discrimination.In other words the Migration Act is exempt from the DDA. We are seen as useless eaters still.<BR/><BR/>GleeGleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.com