{"id":1784,"date":"2013-09-24T17:19:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T21:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupfa.org\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2013-09-27T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T19:43:38","slug":"cupfa-embraces-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupfa.org\/fr_CA\/cupfa-embraces-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"CUPFA EMBRACES CULTURAL DIVERSITY"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>September 20, 2013<\/p>\n

The current Quebec government has launched their intentions to pass a Charter on Quebec Values. Predictably, this manoeuvre\u00a0has not only generated a disheartening public debate, it has also been the source of negative international press for the province.\u00a0 The result has been a mix of confusion, rancour and suspicion which has done little more than serve as a distraction for a minority government that otherwise has struggled to produce more than a meager record of legislative achievement.\u00a0
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\nCUPFA, alongside our sister unions in the province, takes the position that we cannot support the proposed Charter.<\/p>\n

While the initial attention of the Charter on Quebec Values has been drawn toward its proposed “dress-code,\u201d the proposal is not limited to a question of religious display.\u00a0 The Charter’s provisions further discriminate against freedom of choice, undermine our multicultural diversity and will have the effect of further ghettoising minorities.\u00a0 Moreover, as faculty members it also undermines our Collective Agreements, and is in opposition to the basic principles of academic freedom.\u00a0 As an example, among the numerous proscriptions in the Charter, a\u00a0prerequisite\u00a0course with a predetermined syllabus and content on modern Quebec history and cultural values will be imposed and required for all students attending Cegeps and colleges.\u00a0 In solidarity with all academics, faculty, and minority groups, the Association rejects the imposition of a Charter of Quebec Values for the following reasons, the proposed Charter:<\/p>\n

\u2022 runs contrary to the Canadian Constitution’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and in particular the fundamental right of freedom of choice and freedom of thought;<\/p>\n

\u2022 runs contrary to the academic freedom of faculty and institutions of higher learning;<\/p>\n

\u2022 runs contrary to the CUPFA Collective Agreement;<\/p>\n

\u2022 runs contrary to other government policies at both the federal and provincial levels that seek to respect diversity and multiculturalism;<\/p>\n

\u2022 runs contrary to the public interest by creating intolerance and the marginalisation of cultural minorities rather than building bridges of understanding and celebrating diversity;<\/p>\n

\u2022 serves to escalate the costs of court challenges that will ensue if the new Charter is adopted; and<\/p>\n

\u2022 serves to escalate tensions and disunity among citizens.<\/p>\n

The Association encourages members to read the following document (in French) for further information and to join our colleagues who have added their voice to the petition “Quebec Inclusif” being circulated (petition link below).<\/p>\n

The complete text of the document\/petition can be found by copying and pasting the following link into your browser: \u00a0http:\/\/quebecinclusif.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Association celebrates the cultural diversity of the membership, those of the students we serve, and the fundamental freedom inherent with academic expression in an educational institution.\u00a0 We embrace the diversity of our community and support efforts to engage one another, to communicate with, and to learn from one another.\u00a0 Our desire as an Association is to reach outward and to encourage others to do so as well.<\/p>\n

David Douglas, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

President, CUPFA<\/p>\n

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