An interesting company position.
You will need to click on the link to see the actual add and apology. Basically the company will not rent Ice shacks unless sport fishing regulations are followed for all user groups.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbur...t-ad-1.3919377 A company promoting ice hut rentals near North Bay, Ont., has sparked controversy over a Kijiji advertisement that said status card holders are not welcome. "It's just a blatant racist statement," said Les Couchi from Ni****ing First Nation. "There's no two ways about it." The post was uploaded by IceHutRentals.ca earlier this week. The ad originally stated that status card users will lose their deposits and will "not get the time of day." 'Being as ignorant as you can' "I've seen lots of stuff in my 60 years of existence on the planet, but nothing as overt as this," Couchi said. Ice hut ad More text from the original Kijiji ad by the company Ice Hut Rentals. "This is just ... being as ignorant as you can." Couchi was notified about the Kijiji ad by Tom, whose last name is being withheld because he fears there will be repercussions for speaking out. Tom, who lives in the North Bay area, found the post while searching for ice hut rentals on Lake Ni****ing. "It just blew me away," Tom said. "I've never seen anything like that posted before." 'Doesn't own the laws and the lake' The ad has also caught the attention of avid fisherman Sean Voldock from Renfrew County. Voldock insists the sentiment in the ad does not reflect Ontario's ice fishing community. "He [company owner] doesn't own the laws and the lake," Voldock said. "I don't understand his thinking." Ice Hut Rentals apology Ice Hut Rentals published an apology on its Facebook page on Tuesday for its "poorly worded Kijiji ad." 'Everyone is welcome at our huts' The ad has caused a flurry of Facebook activity with many people calling for the company to be shut down or boycotted. CBC News contacted the company for comment, but did not receive a reply. An apology was posted on the company's Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon. "Everyone is welcome at our huts on Sunset Point, Lake Ni****ing," the post said. "We sincerely apologize for any hurt feelings and confusion our poorly worded ad has caused." |
Weather you agree or not companies should have the right to refuse service. If it cost them business then that is the penalty they will pay.
I would assume the advertising they are getting over this has cost them plenty, maybe even their entire ice fishing season. Lessons can and always have been expensive don't ya think. |
There business they should be able to run it how they want. just don't go fishing there another case of hurt feelings
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oh boy, political correctness for the grey masses :thinking-006: I've actually been fishing on that lake, great fishing and no one was ashamed or embarrassed by the name of the lake or whom shared the resources,,, My God! " can I still say that"? ( God ?) the human race is doomed by its own stupidity ! :mad0030: |
"It's just a blatant racist statement," said Les Couchi from (a) First Nation.
Understand that the cry of racism is coming from a person who has proven their racial purity to the government. A government which has given them a number proving that racial purity. With that number comes special racial status, special access to our political systems, special access to Canada's resources both monetary and natural. Les Couchi is a supporter of our Apartheid system that segregated people by race, not just for where they can live, but what rules and laws apply to them. YET they call those who are against Canada's Apartheid system racists, those who think all Canadians should be equal at least when it comes our governments and their institutions "ignorant". There are those in Canada (the majority) who support Canada's Apartheid polices and those who don't (a minority) but it is clear to every thinking person which group contains the racists. |
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Racial purity??? Is there such a thing?? |
He sure worded that add very poorly. I think his intent was clear and his apology is damage control.
However, he should be able to request that the regulations of the lake as far as limits and what you can keep be followed by all customers. I think that's as far as he can go legally though. |
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Lots of racist people with rental businesses would just look at the brown face and say "sorry no rentals left right now". It happens all the time.
Maybe it isn't just racist, could be prejudiced too....against hippies or old folks.... |
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The ice hut rental company has no legal obligation to ensure any renters are complying with fish and wildlife laws...or any laws for that matter. It's none of their business.
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Enforcing limits or size restrictions above and beyond the provincial mandated limits is something hunting outfitters do all the time in order to manage herds and ensure the best future trophies for their clients. There's nothing wrong with it. The only issue I have is that the owner was blatantly racist about it. Just say lake limits are enforced in order to preserve the best opportunities for all clients renting the shacks. |
As an add on to my previous point, I was looking at fishing outfitters recommended on the fly in thread and some of them have catch and release only policies out of their lodges.
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The company owner is free to offer his services to a particular target group. If it excludes card holding "stewards of the land" then it's their prerogative... |
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I know of an instance where a status native was charged and convicted for fishing over the limit with s rod and reel up here Cat |
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To refuse a person a shack because of race creed or colour is not correct Cat |
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Discriminating against the First Nations individuals and not allowing them to rent is wrong. Enforcing your own limit rules is not wrong in my opinion. But that's just my opinion and I'm probably wrong. |
Forgot to add to my last post that the FN would need to have the same limits as every other customer and therefore their wouldn't be any discrimination in regards to renting the shack.
Out of curiosity what are peoples stance on if you were a landowner and gave permission to a FN to harvest one deer/moose on your property. Would that be infringing on his/her rights? |
How could that infringe on their rights when it says right in the act that in order for an Indian to hunt on private land they must have permission and follow all regulations according to the game they are hunting. It also says that they must follow all regulations regarding the harvesting of migratory birds including seasons and limits. It's right in the regulations.
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Interesting that they said that anyone who rents their shacks need to follow the fishing laws even if they have a status card. Seems like they jumped from the pan to the fire potentially. I have no clue how the status laws would afect a statment like that and not having one myself i dont really need to. Anyway seems like whoever is doing their writing needs to be fired and fast. I dont like racism of any type your entiteled to your opinion but thats where it ends.
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