Who belongs on the $100 bill

The Royal Canadian Mint has buckled into pressure from some very concerned Canadian citizens that the new $100 bill has a lady on the back of it who has some distinctly "Asian" features. My guess is that these concerned citizens think that only "Canadian" citizens should be allowed on "our" bills. Before I get into who should or should not be considered Canadian, let me ask this.

Why is this such a big issue? Do you really spend so much time examining $100 bills that you can pick out each and every little nuance of shading? Do you have one framed in your house, showing everyone just what a Canadian looks like? I don't know about you, but it has been a long time since I had a $100 in my wallet. I know it is a brown colour, there is a clear band on the right side of it and it has $100 written all over it. When I get one, I usually have something that I need to exchange it for. I don't have so many of them that I spend hours and hours looking at one to see if something is not Canadian.

Now, for the real reason of this post - Who is a Canadian? Someone who was born here, whose family has lived here for x generations? For those who have forgotten, unless you are a North American Indian, at some point in history, your family were immigrants. Caucasian  people have only been on this part of the earth for about 500 years. Where is the cut off line of when you are considered a Canadian?

Here on the west coast of Canada, the two largest non caucasian communities are Chinese and East Indian with a growing Arabic community. I enjoy seeing the all of the different worlds come together. There is something to be said for good old steak and potatoes but damn, a good humus is hard to beat. We all have so much to share with each other, it is a shame not to welcome others into your backyard.

The problems arises when people coming here bring their garbage here with them. "Honor" killings that are still happening in our Indian community. Some of the Arabic groups who are still teaching their children hatred towards the infidel. How many people have wandered into china town and felt like they were not welcome to be there. So many people coming here, insisting that Canada change to suit them. Canada can't change to fit everyone, everyone needs to fit to what is already here. Have your culture, have your language, have your customs but leave the hate, violence and xenophobia behind.

chick fil a

Right, I understand that this company claims to be a Christian run establishment, that  follows the word of God as stated in the bible. Fine, that is what they want to do, however misguided and ignorant, let them.
Those in the gay community, and those who support the idea we are all equal, think this is wrong and that the restaurant chain needs to stop being so hateful. Fine, if that is what you want, so be it.

I personally think that the whole concept of God hates gays is disgusting. I believe that picking and choosing what they want to follow from the bible is equally gross but if that what they want to do, it is their right to do so as long as they keep it inside their walls. 

I believe you have the right to think anyway you want to as long as what you think and how you act on it is kept to yourself. You don't like gay people? You don't think that they are "godly"? Fine, don't shop in a store that promotes the gay lifestyle, don't support gay groups, but don't go out on the street and yell
"GOD HATES FAGS". Until I come up and ask you what you believe in, I don't want to hear it.

For those who are offended by the stance that chick fil a has taken, don't shop there. How easy is that?
Go next door where you are welcome. Eventually the place that will not welcome everyone will go out of business. Holding a Kiss In is not going to accomplish anything positive. All you are going to do is bring more attention to the store and have more people come to it to see what all the fuss is about. You are giving the people who hate you free advertising. Speak with your wallet because in the end, that is really the major driving force for far too many people.

Stop trying to pick a fight. It isn't worth it. Getting into peoples faces just pisses them off and will make them want to do just what you are fighting over.

At the end of the day everyone gets what they have paid for. If it is hate and pain, that is what they will get.