IT’S COME TO THIS: “The Ontario government has launched a project to open up promotion possibilities for its employees — but only those who ‘self-identify as a black female’ need apply.”

The Ontario government has a controversial history with employment equity programs which favour one group in society over another.

In 1993, the government of NDP premier Bob Rae issued a job advertisement that explicitly stated white males were prohibited from applying, but bowed to public outrage and withdrew the posting.

The Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey released last week revealed that men lost four jobs for every one lost by a woman in Ontario last month.

“Employment equity programs which favour one group in society over another.” You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.