[Bleeding Red]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

Oh yes, I can see it now. Once they get a flood of requests, I'm sure they'll be accomodating to that. I can see it now. Happy Losar to the Tibetans, happy Lunar new year to the Koreans, happy Hari Raya to the Malays.

Don't think it's possible? it's only a matter of time.

Bank branches put up those kinds of signs all the time. How is this a bad thing? Airports have welcome signs in many different languages, who researched those? If someone coming to Canada can't speak English then they should go home.

Good question. I'd like to know as well. There seem to be only 2. Keep it or lose it.

The compramise could have easily been a 6-inch electric candleabra, supplied by the Rabbi, placed on a table in the public area.

Next ethnicity please.

Compromise will undoubtedly earn you good will. I do not doubt that. But what comes after the compromise might be a little bit much to handle.

Yet many firms do handle the 'bit much' afterwards. eg - at a Raptors game (NBA) they handed out thunder sticks to the kids. My kid broke his. We went looking for a new one, were told they were out, but the guest services gave my kid a toy. She then had to give a toy to the four whining kids who just happened to be walking by. They delt with it.

They will? Site your source please. I just spoke to a friend, who is a government HR person at the Energy Utility Board here in downtown calgary. He says it's handled internally. So no multiculturalism offices.

No source, just an off the cuff remark on large union operated governments. What was the internal solution?

Who is to say they didn't do an exhaustive research on the issue. Seems to me the officials at the airport discussed it and decided it is not feasible.

I would think that that would be a pretty important point for the media to leave out - "The Airport tried to work something out and researched a possible solution" - I do not think the Airport would want the media skipping that point.

Not mentioned, likely never happened.

The only reason why this is true is because the 4 groups are major ethnic groups. They have been involved and working with each other since gaining independence from the british. The main languages in Malaysia are English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil.

Try asking them to put up any other religious symbol and see how well that gets received.

I'd say Jews were a major ethnic group in Canada, if not population wise then influence wise - note mayors of two major cities, many leaders in business, legal, medical professions, builders of Canada, etc..

I'd ask them anyway and see what happens.

Agreed, but we will never know how the conversations took place. However, I believe that no matter how badly it ended, the end result (Legal action) is extreme beyond words.

Many disputes in the US end with the threat of legal action, I venture to say that such a threat is embedded in their culture (which is also likely the Jews fault - can't beat'em in the alley, beat'em in court for costs and pain & suffering!! ) O would think that that is how many arguments about respect end there.