April 18, 2010 Quebec Hijab Law

AlJazeeraEnglish on Youtube has recently reported on, what to me, is a devastating blow to what Canada and its people are supposed to stand for. Freedom.

Apparently 80% of all Canadians accept the new hijab law that is pending in courts. 95% of Quebec, where the law will be passed, are also in support. Women who choose to wear the hijab will be blocked from using government offered programs, such as schools, and government jobs.

Support of this new law goes something like "male relatives are pressuring these women into wearing what we see as a symbol of oppression". I think people are simply more afraid of the Muslim culture right now than they are of women being oppressed.

Hopefully I can find more information to comment on, but for now it seems to be a law of racism and fear. I am ashamed of my country.

Immigrant Deportation

Arizona has passed a new law stating that anyone who seems to be of immigrant status can be stopped by the police and questioned. If found without their immigration papers they can be detained and fined money.

But what if they are non-white American citizens? They won't feel the need to carry around citizenship papers in their own country, and they most certainly won't be carrying around immigration papers.

This law is a racist one. On top of the fact that a human being should be allowed to live wherever he or she wants to live, and especially if their labour is making the government money, then the government should not be concerned.

People in Arizona should be speaking out against the racists in their government. People all over the world should be fighting to protect their fellow man. I cannot understand how anyone could be so blind when there is information technology all around us. It makes me sick to my stomach knowing that too few people care about the situations around them.

May the gods bless.