Good discussion, boys. I agree with Peter and others in that the Progressives (and U of M) are focusing on the wrong criteria of identification. It's class, not identity that really defines your chances to get ahead. My kids will go to dental school and be successful, regardless of whether they are gay, TG or whatever. This is a facetious example, but the point is that it's not being gay that will prevent a kid from succeeding - it's the fact that he is poor, or his parents are meth-heads, or whatever in that vein. I threw out the one-liner about abolishing reserves earlier, but it's essentially the same point - setting aside 15% of spots for Natives in B.Ed. or Law won't do any good, as there will never be enough (semi-) qualified contenders to fill those spots. You have to get to them much earlier...
This was already discussed in other threads, but we can go through this again here.
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