Diversity is not a strength, it's a weakness. And why are the Laurentian Elites fixated on DEI?

[User]

7 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

I get where that title might be misleading, but Canada was founded in 1867. long after all slavery was abolished.  So nope, no slaves in Canada, sorry.  You need to remember a lot of the history the gov't sites put out is written by leftist who WANT to make the country sound horrible. Just like the left in the states insists that america really begain in 1619. 

But Canada never had legal slavery.  Before canada there were some slaves but even that is misleading, for example upper canada (ontario) had a law that said a slave must be allowed to quit being a slave at any time    So it was closer to a light version of indentured servitude more than slavery.  

Of course the first nations practiced slavery so if we're counting them then pre-canada had slaves, but that's still not canada. 

Canada never had slavery. 

Oh yeah, of course, I remember now. In 1866 everyone in the territory now known as Canada was abducted by aliens and all taken away. Then in 1867 magically an entirely new civilization sprung forth from the ground, all new people, new buildings, new culture and it’s like all new! 

[CdnFox]

10 minutes ago, User said:

Oh yeah, of course, I remember now. In 1866 everyone in the territory now known as Canada was abducted by aliens and all taken away.

well the 'slaves' certainly were. They hadn't been around for 3 decades as per your own link  

And again, canada never had slaves. What i said was quite accurate. 

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Then in 1867 magically an entirely new civilization sprung forth from the ground, all new people, new buildings, new culture and it’s like all new! 

A new country, that's for sure.  See, that's the funny thing. When a country comes into existence, that's when the country comes into existence. 

There were no slaves in canada, and there hadn't been any in the lands that would become canada for many decades before. No magic or aliens needed  

Prior to that the colonies were english french and first nations. Those countries/groups did have slavery at times, but they are not Canada any more than america is the same as england. 

And to top it off, almost all the slaves were slaves brought in from somewhere else. Generally people werne't allowed to be bought or sold but if someone showed up with a slave they were allowed to keep them. Not quite the same thing as 'having slavery'.  And the first nations were forced to stop slavery as well. 

LOL sorry kid, you were wrong and i know how much you hate being wrong and i get you're trying desperately to twist the facts to seem less wrong, but honestly, you should know by now that while i'm not always right i generally don't open my mouth unless i'm pretty sure so you really need to double check your facts first. 

Slavery wasn't really slavery even before it was abolished in the lands that would become canada, not like we would think of it in the states, And even that was abolished long before Canada came into exsistance.  With the exception of a bunch of former Americans living in nova scotia, the vast vast majority of people who had owned slaves were long dead by the time canada was formed 

Swing and a miss kiddo  

[User]

3 hours ago, CdnFox said:

Swing and a miss kiddo  

Oh man, you are clever! You found the technicality. 
 

It’s kind of like the magic birth canal argument the abortion loving left uses, where one second it’s a clump of cells, the next it’s a human baby! 
 

One moment, you are a confederation of Canada then poof, totally lawyer argument here, you are now “Canada” Canada and there was no slavery in “Canada”

Also, we will just ignore all the other forms of outright slavery because it wasn’t black slavery or chattel, so that slavery was totes cool!

Yep, you got me! You got me like a cheap late night network TV legal drama. 
 

[I am Groot]

17 hours ago, User said:

Canada most certainly did have slaves. 

 

Try again, Elmo.

17 hours ago, herbie said:

Believing in racism is not a merit. 

You're the one who believes in racial hiring, promoting and everything else. You insist it's the only way brown people can possibly succeed. Because to you, they're subhuman and not capable of succeeding on their own.

[I am Groot]

5 hours ago, User said:

Oh yeah, of course, I remember now. In 1866 everyone in the territory now known as Canada was abducted by aliens and all taken away. Then in 1867 magically an entirely new civilization sprung forth from the ground, all new people, new buildings, new culture and it’s like all new! 

How many people in Canada today do you imagine can trace their ancestra back to 1833 when slavery was abolished? At the time, there were less than 50 of them in British North America. The governor general had banned the importation of slaves in 1793. Even when slavery was abolished, most of the slaves were indigenous, not black, and most of those holding them were also indigenous.

The only people who would feel this is some justification for us to feel guilt, much less to put in place laws that prioratized the hiring of immigrants to somehow make up for it are batshit crazy.

 

Edited March 31 by I am Groot

[I am Groot]

Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam's study on the catastrophic social effects of diversity surprised even him. However, they remain true to this day. For a refresh, he found that the greater the diversity in a community, the fewer people vote and the less they volunteer, the less they give to charity and work on community projects. In the most diverse communities, neighbours trust one another about half as much as they do in the most homogenous settings. Less donations to food banks is a prime example of this.

From X

 

[eyeball]

1 hour ago, I am Groot said:

Even when slavery was abolished, most of the slaves were indigenous, not black, and most of those holding them were also indigenous.

The only people who would feel this is some justification for us to feel guilt, much less to put in place laws that prioratized the hiring of immigrants to somehow make up for it are batshit crazy.

I wonder how many Canadians have ever seen how lingering and lasting the consequences of the past can be.

When putting work crews together once I unknowingly assigned a hereditary chief to work under a crew boss who's family had descended from slaves. It caused a bit of a kerfuffle. In my defense at the meeting I pointed out the guy's family I had to work with on the job tried to wipe out my family at Glencoe.

August would probably say we get along but sometimes things do go sideways.

Edited March 31 by eyeball

[herbie]

Kind of pointless talking to people who can't think beyond I know you are but what am I ?

The guy in the mirror when they shave is someone else.

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, herbie said:

Kind of pointless talking to people who can't think beyond I know you are but what am I ?

 

Yeah but we find you funny so it's ok , we'll still talk to you. 

[I am Groot]

15 hours ago, eyeball said:

I wonder how many Canadians have ever seen how lingering and lasting the consequences of the past can be.

Yeah, the Jews are still violent criminals to this day, always getting drunk and getting into fights.

15 hours ago, eyeball said:

When putting work crews together once I unknowingly assigned a hereditary chief to work under a crew boss who's family had descended from slaves. It caused a bit of a kerfuffle. In my defense at the meeting I pointed out the guy's family I had to work with on the job tried to wipe out my family at Glencoe.

August would probably say we get along but sometimes things do go sideways.

I think some groups are encouraged to hold onto the past and clutch it before them like shields to protect them from criticism of their behaviour and failures.

[User]

21 hours ago, I am Groot said:

How many people in Canada today do you imagine can trace their ancestra back to 1833 when slavery was abolished? At the time, there were less than 50 of them in British North America. The governor general had banned the importation of slaves in 1793. Even when slavery was abolished, most of the slaves were indigenous, not black, and most of those holding them were also indigenous.

The only people who would feel this is some justification for us to feel guilt, much less to put in place laws that prioratized the hiring of immigrants to somehow make up for it are batshit crazy.

 

So… there was slavery. Got it. Thanks for confirming that for us. 

18 hours ago, herbie said:

Kind of pointless talking to people who can't think beyond I know you are but what am I ?

The guy in the mirror when they shave is someone else.

Says the racist. 

[CdnFox]

19 minutes ago, User said:

So… there was slavery. Got it. Thanks for confirming that for us. 

 

Of course there was slavery.  Slavery happened all over the world. Just not in Canada  

You get fixated on the weirdest things, you really need to watch that

Edited April 1 by CdnFox

[User]

22 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

Of course there was slavery.  Slavery happened all over the world. Just not in Canada  

You get fixated on the weirdest things, you really need to watch that

Feel free to respond to my last comment to you where I pointed out the stupid game you are playing. 

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, User said:

Feel free to respond to my last comment to you where I pointed out the stupid game you are playing. 

That was your last comment. You haven't had one after that, your last comment was the one I was replying to.

And your two right wing to be claiming that stating actual facts is a stupid game   You've been reading too many of robo's posts

[CDN1]

On 3/29/2026 at 8:43 PM, herbie said:

I speak of it because if you examine the objections they are overwhelmingly racist. And all pretend it is the law of the land. They're trying to convince each other that they'd hire a Homer Simpson of colour before Oppenheimer at the nuclear plant and a man with no arms or legs to drive the bus instead of them. Or a decision to place a woman on a Board od Directors discriminates against them because they worked on the loading dock for five years.

None of the whiners has ever lost a job to a less qualified minority or even thought 'do they hire whites' while sitting in the interview room.

What are you, 60+? Dude, stfu.

[I am Groot]

4 hours ago, User said:

So… there was slavery. Got it. Thanks for confirming that for us. 

Long before there was a Canada. Do you burst into tears out of shame and guilt every time you see a black face?

Edited April 1 by I am Groot

[herbie]

1 hour ago, CDN1 said:

What are you, 60+? Dude, stfu.

Oh the fetus can speak besides flip the bird. What a shame.

[CDN1]

6 minutes ago, herbie said:

Oh the fetus can speak besides flip the bird. What a shame.

Ok, boomer. I'll take that as a yes then. Shame? Get outta here with that! You mfers don't have any besides the proverbial chair of White guilted liberal cuckoldry.

 

 

[User]

4 hours ago, CdnFox said:

That was your last comment. You haven't had one after that, your last comment was the one I was replying to.

And your two right wing to be claiming that stating actual facts is a stupid game   You've been reading too many of robo's posts

 

2 hours ago, I am Groot said:

Long before there was a Canada. Do you burst into tears out of shame and guilt every time you see a black face?

Long before? ROFL

 

[I am Groot]

15 hours ago, User said:

 

Long before? ROFL

I'll take that as a yes.

[CdnFox]

15 hours ago, User said:

 

Long before? ROFL

 

Uhh, i replied directly to the "Found a technicality' post which was far from your last one  

As i noted it's not a technicality, it's an actuality    LONG (yes long) before there was a canada slavery had been completely abolished.  Decades before, most of the people who signed the confederation wouldn't have been old enough to even own a slave before it was banned completely. ANd before that slave trade wasn't allowed for like a hundred years, and the only slaves were ones that people brought from places where it was legal. And even then it was legal. 

To put it in perspective, its pretty much the same time as there was between now and before there was an internet. Sure, there's people alive today (myself) who remember a world before internet, but most people would say that's a long time ago and the world has completely changed.  Same thing.  most adults today can't remember a time without cell phones and internet and social media. 

So yes i replied to your post, yes slavery was gone LONG before canada became a country, no that's not a technicality, and honestly i have NO idea why on earth you're being so weird and strangely stubborn about this. Canada never had slavery. 

The closest we came to slavery was indentured servitude. Which was bad but not quite the same thing

[User]

1 hour ago, CdnFox said:

Uhh, i replied directly to the "Found a technicality' post which was far from your last one  

 

2 hours ago, I am Groot said:

I'll take that as a yes.

I’ll take that as a you understand slavery was a part of Canadian history and you are playing some dumb game to ignore that.

No where did I ask you to feel guilty about anything. 

[I am Groot]

18 hours ago, User said:

I’ll take that as a you understand slavery was a part of Canadian history and you are playing some dumb game to ignore that.

No where did I ask you to feel guilty about anything. 

It is NOT a part of Canada's history unless you include stuff from beofre Canada existed. In which case, let's have long and heartfelt discussions about the shame, guilt and evil of Canada's indigenous people and their long and sordid history of slavery and genocide.

[I am Groot]

Why is antisemitism rising and getting nastier in Canada? It's a complete puzzle!

 

 

[User]

On 4/3/2026 at 6:32 AM, I am Groot said:

It is NOT a part of Canada's history unless you include stuff from beofre Canada existed. In which case, let's have long and heartfelt discussions about the shame, guilt and evil of Canada's indigenous people and their long and sordid history of slavery and genocide.

Of course!

And if a woman gets married and changes her name, then all that history just before she was married is no longer hers either! She could have been a serial killer, bank robber, kidnapper... none of that is her history anymore! Don't you see, she changed her name, she is no longer Miss Smith, now she is Mrs Johnson! That as not here that did all those things!