Nearly 1.2 million people in Canada, about 3.5 per cent of its population, identified as Black in a 2016 census.
More than half of Toronto’s population is foreign-born — a higher proportion than New York, Paris, London or Sydney — and about 52 per cent identify as a visible minority. But the city’s diversity fades in the upper echelons of its financial firms. As of Wednesday afternoon a number of CEOs have already committed to the pledge, Hall said, declining to name specific firms.
In Canada the black population is very diverse, some have been discriminated against for generations , some are first generation , some are yet to arrive. It's ignorant to classify such a diverse group as just 'black '. I hate generalizations of unique individuals
meritbasedpromotion meritmatters diversityFail
Slightly racist no?
Best candidate for the job regardless of heritage
So systemic racism? Cool dat!
OR. Hire the best person for the job. Period. You might find it's not 3.5 percent, but 25. Or zero. No job is worth anything of its being done by anyone other than the best and most qualified for it.
So end racism with racist hiring policies... don’t quite get how this is going to work without guaranteeing the presence of systemic racism.
I want the NBA to start with 65% white players.
Replacing meritocracy with quotas will only lead to more racism.
Here is an idea. Dont hire based on race
How about hire the person best qualified for the job.
‘I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.’ MLK
Radical you say? 1) ‘Urged’ does not mean ‘Mandated’ 2) How is 3.5% an unreasonable ask in a diverse culture like Canada? If a company has a total of 25 board and executive jobs (which is a big comany!) they are asking for 1 (one!) of those to be black. This is hardly radical.
SchmatlochP Try urging them greedy twats to take a pay cut.
Great racist policy. Welcome to the 1970's.
Isn't this racism?
'Me first, me first!' - Blackface Trudeau
Wow ... that’s is discrimination against all other skin colors !!!
........
If a black person is the highest qualified person that applies for a position I'm hiring for, they will be offered the job. Same for a North American Tribal Person, an Asian, Hispanic or .... heaven forbid, a white person. And yes, I've hired people from ALL these categories
So now white people will miss out on a promotion or hire bc of their race, even if they are the most qualified. And all non whites will have to defend being a suspected quota hire. But this isn’t about equality or justice, it’s about Marxism and hate
At 3.5% pay rate? That’s what they would be worth! Look at the diversity hires in RCMP. They were respected for years. Since they started diversity hiring they’re RACIST!!!
I am not White. Where does this end? Will we have quotas now?
That won't appease the mob. It's not about black lives, it's about destroying democratic societies. They are using black people to fund an entirely different, radical left wing movement.
Check out South Africa's BEE program. Outstanding success..
Black, white , brown, yellow, red....hire the best PERSON for the job!
Hire based on merit not quotas
What about asians/ arabs/ south asians?! Will shareholder value be improved by doing this in some why or just signalling some virtue
Did this company get Liberal funds ?
Based on the 3.5% which looks very similar to the demographic numbers I found below. 4.9% should be aboriginal; 72.9% White; 5.6% South Asian; 4.6% Chinese etc Would that be fair to start firing those from demographics that are over represented as well?
How about JustinTrudeau ?
Should the person who is hired not be based on merit & qualification? Would this not be discrimination against those who are not chosen based on their skin colour? If everyone wants equality; this is not the way to achieve it.
a·part·heid /əˈpärtˌ(h)āt,əˈpärtˌ(h)īt/ Learn to pronounce nounHISTORICAL (in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. White apartheid is real.
How about Ukrainian Scottish mix?
So now from systemic racism we go to discrimination in favour of black folks over every other race. People should be hired on merit and qualifications and experience not on the colour of their skin.
Skin color and females take top positions. Gross.
I would never want to be hire because of my skin colour. I want to be hored because I'm the most qualified for the position.
How about we let the free market dictate who gets hired based on their performance instead of basing it off of something uncontrollable like race
And 4.9% First Nations CEOs ...
And the NHL will have to hire 50% female players.
Tokens
And what percentage will be female?
isn't it illegal to hire someone based solely on their race?
The individual is the smallest minority so I propose that all companies hire ME as CEO because I'm an individual and to not hire ME is pure bigotry.
Yes, let’s not hire for qualifications & experience...that would be just stupid wouldn’t it 🤷♀️🤦♀️🤡😡
Hire on merit. Not on colour.
racism
And what percentage will be Indigenous?
For decades, no, centuries, unqualified people were hired based on their race and gender, (you know, white guys), for 100% of all jobs. Three and a half percent is a drop in the bucket for restitution. And they will likely be more qualified.
If they’re the most capable candidate then yes. Otherwise, I’m not doing anything to fill a quota.
Hire them for 100% of the positions if they are the best candidates for the position. Anything else is racism.
Shouldn't you become an executive based off merit? If they said a certain percentage of CEOs should be white I would be upset with that.
Isn't this the definition of racism?
This will cause a lot of resentment and disloyalty to the companies who pass on equally qualified people.
Seriously, not the best, just not right..
I hope hospitals don't hire doctors based on this type of advice.
Clearly, in business, skin colour has always been a peak performance indicator. This crap: Intelligence Education Experience & industry knowledge Hard work Expertise & core competence Tact & diplomacy don't mean nuttin'!
Meritocracy first. Feels last.
So now the National Post supports racism!
Meet the new Ethics Director
Hire 0%
Doe they qualify for the positions
So, hiring is no longer based on qualifications?
Now this is racist! How about hiring from skill set, experience and ability Doesnt matter about race or gender. This is the most ridiculous think I have ever heard, must be fake news. FakeNews
What about replace some of your CEO too then lol
There shud be no bias towards hiring.
Because blacks aren't good enough to get hired on merit? They need outside help
Let's end systemic racism by being racist.... 🙄
That's racist
If I’m brown I’m not given preference over a black candidate even if I’m more qualified in order to meet the quota...isn’t this outright discrimination?
So affirmative action?
I now Identify myself as a Black Asexual executive in waiting
In other words skill and knowledge no longer matter! As long as your black, there's a promotion in your future!
Parody is dead when these kinds of headlines are reality
How does this promote equality?
Gee - I wonder if this would be legal if the colors were reversed? ... I don't think so!
.... that's err irrespective of qualifications, experience, capability... just need to give heavy weighting to minority. Is that the idea
3.4% = Racist! 3.5% = ✅
Interesting how the left thinks they're combatting racism with racism. Imbeciles.
Racism
Liberals can’t get anything right!
This is how companies fail, competence comes in all colors and genders, grab it when you see it. It has nothing to do with color or gender when it comes to selecting a candidate in any position. The current Cabinet is incompetent but our PM says balanced. This does not benefit.
Interesting tidbit: 52% of Toronto’s population is foreign-born, higher than New York, Paris, London or Sydney...
Finally and example of systemic racism that has been going on now since the 70's.
Shareholders urge CEOs to hire best qualified executives for 3.5% of top roles regardless of race!!!!!
Merit is the ONLY thing that should count.
Why would that be when blacks don't make 3.5% of the population. Wexit...
SouljeruvGod FO
Ffs what's next Let's just prepare nooses in trees for white people.
Liberal Racism
A$$holes and Saints come in all colours. So how’s that ratio going to work out?
Is this urging for the world to do or just 🇨🇦
Hire the most qualified regardless of color so businesses flourish.And who are the racists urging this and what makes them think black people cant get good jobs on their own, is this how they think? Now white people who have lost their jobs will have a harder time whiteprivlege
Yeah, hiring the most qualified is so yesterday.
As long as those 3.5% are the best candidates for the executive position a- sounds good.
The very definition of racism. Preferred candidates due to skin color
Meritocracy only!
Well what's the ratio of Black basketball players to white basketball players? Maybe 3.5% more white guys should be hired for starting positions.
☝️ Posturing race for some kind of political pressure? 😲 If I were Black, Brown, Yellow, or Red, I would not be pleased to be proxied as a token, or sacrificed as a pawn for ulterior purposes. HappyCanadaDay to all Canadians. 🤠🍁😎
Quota hiring is a good step to destroying our society.. hire on qualifications not skin colour or gender :(
What about brown and yellow people?
Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism AKA the “Canadian Council of Trendy Wokeness , Social Justice and Cultural Marxism”.
So, out of curiosity, are they going to push for this type of equity for race and gender in dirty and dangerous fields like waste collection and processing, recycling, fishing, mining, military service including combat, etc? Regressive hypocrisy!
If the goal is really 3.5% - I fully support this, as it matches the % of population. This should happen naturally if there are no outside influences, and if it is generally different from this, there is a measurable issue. Thank you for posting this goal!
What if they arent qualified?
Hahahaha looks like the push back against political correctness has begun!
This is how the hiring is shaping up to be :
What a idiot! who has this idea.
I support equal opportunity for all. I will never agree to targets or equal outcomes.
Go to popular as usual. Everything is profit, you never care about blacks.
Let’s also promote more indigenous people
Buhbye competence..long live sexual orientation, sex and skin color. And we wonder why we are where we are, especially in Canukistan.
Corporate affirmative action. How about gender parity, too?
If that's the black proportion of our society then I agree that should be the proportion of top black executives. If that's not the case, we should find out why and invest in solutions. The should NOT hire based on quotas. All that does is drive a wedge between people.
So Wes Hall admits to being racist. Tell us what he has done about that and how HE is going to change his ways. Or is he not part of the systemic racist population?
I was hiring based on skin color before it was popular.
The problem isn't that there aren't enough black CEOs. The problem is that there are CEOs in general.
LOL ItsATizzyYall LeftyMeltyDownyzzz Again 🤡❄️🎈😜 Eventually. They'll Come for You And Your Pancakes 🥞
Urged to be racist
Affirmative Action hiring is racist.
Black lives matter but so do Canadians that have worked their asses off to get to those positions. Not all Canadians who succeed come with a silver spoon
Why do only black people need this? What about all Asians and Latin Americans etc? They don't need help too? If so why not? I genuinely dont understand. Are we to have perfect statistical representation of the pop. In every company?
....sounds like slave auctioning, gotta have 3.5% of these positions filled by Blacks.
nonsense
Well. How very racist of them. 3.5% hired to be black. Like filling a quota now Why not simply say ' hiring more blacks for top CEO positions!'
LOL why? Every black person came here voluntarily. We owe them nothing.
How many of them should be lesbians? How many should be left handed? This is pure evil stuff.
How about just hiring the best person for the job regardless of race or gender? Seems fairly straight forward?
inky_mark Equity = systemic racism. Blacks are not incapable. They do not need a leg up in order to compete with others. 🙄
inky_mark sounds like systematic racism policy being implemented.
No problem as long as their competent and good at what they do. If your just going on skin color then you’ve already failed.
inky_mark how is this diversity? should the best candidate not get the job. this is racism against everyone that is not black
This is so wrong, it should be based on a person's qualifications and nothing more. This kind of thing is what is keeping us divided.
Keep the market Free. Equality of result cannot be obtained without tyranny. Canada doesn't need affirmative action CEO's. We need better immigration and another PM. Corrupt Soros junior is kneeling to the left wing mob. TrudeauworstPMever
Job Applicaton: State skin colour
That's racist! Are we going to replace one form of racism with another to fix racism?....wtf is wrong with this world..wow
Maybe that's how governments pick their cabinet. But shareholders want the best brain, not the best color or sex or sexual orientation/identity.
Ironic that in the name of fighting racism, they are urging the implementation of a systemically racist policy where people are judged on skin colour.
So, qualifications aren’t top priority?.. k.
Great idea! CEO and executives need to have black skin, not the best qualifications. This will advance Canadian business acumen.
Hiring someone based on the colour of their skin is racist. So Canada’s CEO’s are urged to participle in systemic racism. I thought we were against that?
Booooooo
Quotas over Merit? We all know why you got the job, DeShawn.
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