Bear in mind the Pickering councillor who wrote an opinion piece about Black Historical past Month being racist?
Properly, it appears to be like like the town’s council desires Counc. Lisa Robinson handled as soon as and for all and is looking for out the Ontario Human Rights Fee’s (OHRC) help.
Pickering council voted on a movement Monday evening to request that the OHRC step in to assist consider the behaviour of Robinson, with regard to statements she made which have upset Black communities and different marginalized teams, together with the 2SLGBTQ+.
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In February, she wrote an opinion piece within the Oshawa-Durham Central Newspaper and stated Black Historical past Month is simply one other method to exclude different teams of individuals.
“In the race to equality is not the celebration of one race over another in itself racist,” she wrote.
“How does the color of my skin make me privileged? I have had to work hard for everything I own. The point here is that we are all [modern day slaves]. We are led to believe that we have choices,” she continued.
Robinson even claimed that politicians solely use the month to get the “Afro-Canadian vote” by extension insulting public servants and Black residents.
This isn’t her first time upsetting members of the group.
In actual fact, she’s had her pay suspended twice earlier than for selling “attitudes which are homophobic and transphobic” on one event, and for making a publish on Fb that was borderline “passive-aggressive bullying.”
Consequently, the primary objective of Monday’s movement was to counsel that the Municipal Act be modified so public officers who promote any types of racism and discrimination be stripped of their title and faraway from workplace.
The movement was put forth by Coun. Maurice Brenner and seconded by Coun. Mara Nagy.
The movement additionally asks the OHRC to advise the town on necessary coaching for all councillors and workers on the Ontario Human Rights Code, amongst recommendation on different instruments.
In response, Robinson is sticking to what she stated and isn’t going wherever.
It’s unlucky that when folks can’t deal with the reality, they resort to bullying ways equivalent to steady title calling and/or silencing your voice till they break you and also you surrender. Properly, as I stated tonight on the council assembly “ I will never step down”. https://t.co/JdJi2aBo15
— Lisa Robinson (@LifelibertyLisa) March 26, 2024
“It’s unfortunate that when people can’t handle the truth, they resort to bullying tactics such as continuous name calling and/or silencing your voice until they break you and you give up. Well, as I said tonight at the council meeting ‘I will never step down,’” she posted on X on Tuesday.
