Kelly McParland: Irish compete for Canadian jobs; others prefer UI

[soleiltropiques]

'Kelly McParland: Irish compete for Canadian jobs; others prefer UI'

Let’s take two stories, compare them, and figure out what it says about Canadian attitudes.

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[poetic_pixie_13]

On the other hand are thousands of people in Ireland willing to get on a plane and fly to Canada in hopes of landing a job, even for just six months.

[soleiltropiques]

+1 on everything you said

[soleiltropiques]

Also...

"Considering how hard it's been for me to find a fucking job I want to punch this person in the face. I've seriously considered putting a white sounding name on my resume and hope that if I snag an interview I can take it from there.

Just, ugh. Even if I did that I swear you need connections to get a goddamned job at a fast food place, people are so desperate."

This is all too true and so wrong. I heard the results of a study done hust a few yeas ago in Montreal (i.e. where I live) and the results clearly showed that young black people had a significantly harder time finding jobs than white people.

So... yay Canadian racism, too. Ugh.

[soleiltropiques]

Actually, I'm really not sure. But I did have nightmares about it. I also REALLY wouldn't want my (hypothetical) children to inherit them.

It's a good question though: I'll have to go look up what the rules are for this.