Canada’s York University thought it was a good idea to let a religious fanatic trample on human rights:
Prof. Paul Grayson originally rejected the man’s request that he be allowed to skip the group project and the student went on to meet with his female classmates as scheduled.
But Grayson said he was later told by the dean of the faculty of liberal arts and professional studies that the student should have been accommodated, since the request did not have a “substantial impact” on the rights of other students.
The Dean of Illiberal Artlessness and Unprofessional Hatred of Studies soon discovered that not everybody in Canada is ready to let religious fanatics destroy the Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
Federal MPs of all political stripes took a Toronto university to task Tuesday for siding with a male student who requested that he be excused from participating in a group project with women.
The York University student, whose name has not been released, cited religious grounds for the request. His religion is unclear.
At least, Canada can boast normal politicians.
But the best part of the story is this:
A statement from the university said it based its decision on a number of factors, including consideration of the Ontario Human Rights Code, the individual circumstances, the requirements of the law and the academic requirements of the course.
Apparently, York University has discovered a new human right: treating women as subhuman. Good job, York University!
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My guess is that he is Muslim, that’s why all the politicians chimed in and the Minister mentioned “places like Afghanistan.” A Christian student would’ve been ignored by the politicians. You think “gender”, they think “Muslim immigrants” in a way you probably would disagree with, had they expressed their true thoughts aloud. It’s like a whistle for potential voters “I said what you think, but in a PC way, vote for me!” 🙂
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“A Christian student would’ve been ignored by the politicians.”
– What makes you think that?? If a “Christian” bigot refuses to work with a gay student or a female professor, I’m sure there will be the same reaction. This is Canada, not the US.
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York University has a long history of being more religiously accommodating than other Canadian Universities, because of its history as a haven for Jewish academics and intellectuals compared to the WASP-y University of Toronto; they’ve always respected and observed the Jewish holidays as well as holidays like Christmas and Easter. Too bad the modern-day admins there didn’t realize there’s a fine line between “religious accommodations” and “enshrining someone’s weird personal bigotries as respectable and reasonable”.
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I wouldn’t want to do a group project with someone who has a problem with my gender.
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