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Jamie Sarkonak
@sarkonakj
Writing about cultural policy and federal governance in Canada. Opinions: @nationalpost
Jun 11, 2024 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
The federal government is consulting Canadians on future revisions to the Employment Equity Act until the end of July. The law mandates identity-based hiring practices in the federal government, its agencies, and its contractors.

I've pulled some highlights: Image Consultation documents raise the possibility of defining the identity groups currently covered in the EEA. So, "women" is up for a re-definition (my bet is they'll expressly state that this group includes anyone who self-IDs as a woman). Image
Apr 17, 2024 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
The amount of new funding the Canadian government has given to DEI has ramped up massively in the past several years. Budget 2024 had a few graphs to help illustrate this.

Spending on inclusion and anti-hate measures in...
2017: $0
2024: $800 million Image "Combatting hatred" includes things like funding for security upgrades at religious institutions, which makes sense, but it also covers handouts for groups that promote DEI and have a comically broad understanding of "hate": Egale Canada, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, etc.
Feb 13, 2023 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
Professors applying to work at Canadian universities often must give Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statements in their application packages.
In today's @nationalpost, I argue that this ideological hiring practice should be banned. 🧵
nationalpost.com/opinion/jamie-… 1. What is DEI?
DEI is progressive ideology, applied. It's the policy solution to (white, male, abelist, etc) privilege that is the focus of left-wing identity politics.
DEI policies "level the playing field" between identity groups, often via positive discrimination.
Feb 11, 2023 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Paternalism and identity politics are likely themes for censorship legislation coming early 2023.

You can gather this from @CdnHeritage-led feedback sessions with (handpicked) community groups. My latest for the @nationalpost:
nationalpost.com/opinion/jamie-… The heritage department held a series of community feedback roundtables for a “online harms bill” several months ago.
The government summary of this was published recently. Apparently, participants (gov-chosen) largely agreed with censorship. canada.ca/en/canadian-he… Image
Jan 3, 2023 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
In the spring of 2022, Canadian Heritage conducted a public feedback survey to inform their approach to future anti-hate legislation.

That survey was tweaked to keep political dissenters from giving full feedback. Full story in the @nationalpost:
nationalpost.com/opinion/trudea… The survey was launched March 29, 2022. It was circulated on Twitter a couple days later, here:
Oct 15, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The federal government is looking to hire lawyers at @JusticeCanadaEN. To be eligible, lawyers must check off at least one diversity box.

White males who aren't disabled/LGBT are to be screened out on the basis of identity. #cdnpoli This is because we now have a de-facto quota system for race/gender/disability/Indigenous employment under the LPC's dishonest way of applying the Employment Equity Act.

(The EEA requires diversity "targets" in government, which are now being treated as quotas.)