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Title: Store owners to get hearing before human rights tribunal
Post by: A on Mar 24 07 10:49
[h1][a href="vny!://www.news1130.com/news/topstory/article.jsp?content=20070323_072541_4208"]Store owners to get hearing before human rights tribunal[/a][/h1]
[div class="articleCopy"]SURREY (NEWS1130) - Three business owners who claim they were kicked out of a Surrey strip mall because they aren't Asian will get a hearing before a BC Human Rights tribunal.[/p] The three store operators were told in October their leases wouldn't be renewed by the new owners of the West Willow Shopping Mall, who hoped to turn it into an Asian shopping destination.[/p] Through their lawyer, the mall's owners deny the accusation and say they're the target of reverse discrimination. [/p] [/div]

 
Title: Re: Store owners to get hearing before human rights tribunal
Post by: Russ on Mar 24 07 01:09
I wondered what happened to this.. thanks for the update.
Title: Re: Store owners to get hearing before human rights tribunal
Post by: Lise on Mar 24 07 04:53
Disgusting. Can't believe some people would do that. Way to go, dumb-ass store owners. Make us Asians look bad. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Sad/8.gif)
Title: Re: Store owners to get hearing before human rights tribunal
Post by: ripper on Mar 24 07 08:50
Just goes to show you. There are idiots and racists in every race, religion and colour.
Title: Re: Store owners to get hearing before human rights tribunal
Post by: P.C. on Mar 24 07 09:36
Through their lawyer, the mall's owners deny the accusation and say they're the target of reverse discrimination.

  I wonder why they call it this.  Isn't discrimination just discrimination.  No reverse....no backwards....no nothing.  It's just plain discrimination.