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So what? This will always happen, and no amount of laws will do anything about it. People have a right to prefer their own kind, and possibly even a natural inclination.

Face the true nature of things! Most people are more comfortable with their own kind!

Psychology student here. In the interest of accurate information, I would like to point out some flaws I find with some of the studies in this documentary and question the conclusions reached. I understand that CBC Marketplace are not personality psychologists and therefore cannot be expected to produce the same quality of work as a scientist. However, I think it is worthwhile to think critically about the information in the media that we consume. I am also open to anyone who wants to engage in debating the contents of this documentary.\n\n\nThe following are some notes I took while watching the documentary outlining the individual hypotheses of the studies I think are flawed and descriptions of their respective accompanying errors. \n\n\nThere are three possible research questions, and thereby dependent variables, being answered by the apartment hunting studies.\n1. If there is no discrimination between the white man and the first-nations man, then they should get equal treatment, including quotes and availability, when apartment hunting. \na. Could the gender of the landlord be a confounding variable (perhaps men are more discriminatory than women)? \n \n2. If there is no discrimination between the white man and the first-nations man between Toronto, Montreal, Regina, and Victoria, then they should get equal treatment, including quotes and availability, when apartment hunting. \na. Could total apartments visited be a confounding variable? (4 in Toronto, 3 in Montreal, Regina, and Victoria) \nb. Could the gender of the landlord be a confounding variable (perhaps men are more discriminatory than women)? \nc. They only showed the black man apartment hunting in some of the trials. I am considering him out of the study for consistency purposes. The first-nations man is the only one who got unfair treatment in the footage of apartment hunting. \n \n3. Possible hypothesis: If male landlords/agents are more discriminatory than female landlords/agents, then the white man and the first-nations man will get different treatment at different Canadian apartments in equally diverse cities. \na. Don’t know all the information about the genders of the landlords/agents, not all the footage is shown, but the ones where they get ripped off are male. The others shown are female. The remaining interactions are not shown.\n\n\nThere are also some factors that may have influenced the racial bias survey and, in my estimation, rendered it scientifically unreliable.\n\n\n1. The bias survey and accompanying tests at the CBC attributed the differences between the studies to unconscious racism. What if it was just due to familiarity with certain racial groups over others? \na. The black participants had no bias between European-American and African Americans, supposedly indicating no racism, while the white and first-nations participants did, supposedly indicating racism. Is it possible that another interpretation of this result is that bias is a function of familiarity: that we are comfortable with the majority demographic in the geographical location we live in, as well as our own kind. Therefore, the black guys are less biased against black people due to being both black and living in a white majority demographic? \nb. The participants took the survey knowing the objectives of the researchers was to study racial discrimination. They might have influenced the answers they gave \nc. Whether the participants agreed with identity politics or not was a confounding factor that was not controlled . You can only be racially unbiased biased if you think that racial identity is a means of accurately viewing the world. People who do not believe in the existence of identity politics may answer the questions quite differently, which could be a different reason for the results.\nd. I took the study myself. The words that participants were required to match were a mix of adjectives and nouns. It is known within psychology that nouns have higher levels of imagery. This was not properly controlled and therefore is another confounding variable. \n \nAll the other studies looked fine to me. I welcome any discussion on my observations.

Their are two kinds of people in this country, the Racists and Da Brudas. No matter what color you are You will always be a Bruda to me. sadly some don't see the same way I do.

i am white well dressed 6'3 and people say good looking and experienced what the native woman has ans all kinds o things throughout my life, can you image if I tried to say its racism. Not saying it could be or not but the race card is wayyy over played

Water is wet. Majority white countries have lots of discrimination and racism. Not to mention endless profiling. The irony is that North America specifically was meant to be a place for all kinds of people. A safe haven for those fleeing religious and ethnic persecution in Europe.

By seeing that video I could tell the United-States of America has becomed a very disturbance and dangerous if you are foreigner born and you came to live in USA you will confront racism by some demented white people in America, anytime racism takes place the judiciary rulling has right to prosecute any individual who profiling this kind of behavior against humanity weather they are Blacks, Latinos... eventually African Americans and Latinos are being victims everyday in this country, so the judiciary system need to condemne any body very severly someone who hurt a civilians in the United-States soil even though he/she American Citizens or not because there are lot of tourists who come to visit USA. So Guys ne carefull.

This is just ridiculous, these are just a series of assumptions, why didn't you confront the people to get some kind of understanding for those results? And stop confusing stereotyping and racism, there's a big difference.

As a Muslim it disgusts me to see that people have to live with this kind of racism in this modern world. Huge respect to the guy for keeping his cool in such a situation.

Islam destroyed Muslim countries and now Islam destroying Europe. That's the European fault for dealing kindly with this evil cult. Look at this man if he was in his country he will be eating shit. His family couldn't survive in his country so they come to London. He should kiss the ground in London for he found wealth and should give back to London for making him a human being. Like Mr Trump said shithole countries. He is 100% right. Now the shithole people in Europe and America destroying the good culture.

It’s kind of embarrassing.... people didn’t want to live in Canada ??.

but for islam, is death of millions of people from iraq to syria to Afghanistan to india to america and so on, is this a phobia, then may be islamophobia is true, and if it is some kind of jihad by those who had courage to do it. then islamophobia is an eye wash on jihad.

These people who are commenting hate they are the kind of people that go on and make a attack like Christchurch....

They, most of the time watch us while there kind do the stealing. I say let them watch, I don't steal. Those people have been trained to think that way.

Why Muslims presents themselves different, in appearance by dress up differently and by their attitude? All people have their own faith but that doesn't means you have to make that kind of show to present yourself. Close minded mentality is root cause of most of the issues.

0:34 and the violence and don't know how they got so violence \n.\n.\n. \nThat kind of person is not Muslim\nMuslim are supposed to be kind \nAnd not showing people

People who shove their Religion or cult's down other people throat's are the worst kinds of people.

What kind of people these Muslims? In this 21st century, these women are forced to cover their faces, the men are getting radicalized in the name of Islam, etc. I doubt do they really lead normal human life as the rest of the World does.?

Good to see such kind of people..after all they believe in one god Wahe Guru

This man can learn a lot from Sikhs and their history. Sikhs are very kind and open people. They will not discriminate others, but will respect your views and other religions as well.

Shame On Bluddy Raciast i cannot expect this Kind of Bluddy,foolish people are in candada.Pakistan has Decided to Fight against Islamaphobia And Pakistanaphobia In Europ till last drop of Blood????

I have very good experience with my sikh brothers they are very kind people... We live together eat together.... Huge respect to my sikh brother's

From a Muslim\nI am so sorry our Sikh brothers have to go through this.\nHowever over 2 million Muslims killed, their nations plundered, women raped, kids massacred, yet we are the guilty party.\nYou must give it to those who have brainwashed certain kinds of people around the world, who are clueless about themselves let alone knowing who is who.\nPagri Sambhal Jatta.\nWGK WGKF

illuminati promote this kind of people , Tommy Robinson in uk now this one in Canada and many more , India too bjps are getting good money from Freemasons to spread hate .

Sooo impressive they way he reacted to it, not mentioning him being a sikh, but just taking stand against racism! I love sikh people, everyone I've known was so kind, humble and of peaceful character ❤️❤️

What an attitude . They think they can do anything as they please.oh and they blame everything on other countries. He should man up and complain to his country. This kind of people don't appreciate anything. God bless the president God bless USA.Amen:

I went to canada with my family when i was 6 years old i thought it was so beautiful the native americans treated us with kindness my dad bought me some moccisens there. A chinese immagrant restaurant owner was nice to us the white people many of them wrent very nice this was in 1969 in the summer but i loved the wilderness and wanted to go back and see the indians. I was a dreamer. Unfortenately and through my own fault after i got out of the military honerably discharged . I got a dui again it was my stupidity but i payed my fine did my jail time and got educated about not drinking and driving. It is not a felony i the US but it is in Canada so canada gets ahold of my driving records maybe they hacked in. And said i could not go into canada. I noticed they let george w. Busch in though oh well i dont think canada even pretends fainess under the law . Any way they are now letting elligals into canada and giving them a hotel room . The duplicity is absurd personally i no longer want to go to canada for anything i think the wall should be put on the northern border. When it came to our driving records there is no border does my information belong to a foriegn country? As US citizens do you think your information belongs to a other country?

Kindness people, it works Both ways.

Wat the fuck is wrong with this guy.. money money money.. thats why you come to Canada. Asshole money is not everything.. Try to respect the country you are living. Whole young Indian mentality is like.. money money money. No manners idiot!! Respect for people who bring glory to India but not this kind of assholes!!

Initially EVERYONE racially profiles others even if it's very slightly & denying it won't make it untrue it's just the way it is. People seem more comfortable around others they resemble & are able to instantly relate too. As far as preferences go that's all up to the individual. Assuming everyone is kind & harmless is a great way to get killed.

@ 3:52 did he say when he was 11 years old he got PULLED OVER, handcuffed and SHOT in the back of a police car?? So he was 11, driving a car? I understand sometimes cops interact with people walking but you usually don’t describe that kind of police interaction as being “pulled over.” Sounds like he might be making the story a little colorful for the cameras. \n\nI get it brother.. police profile us but don’t fabricate stuff when we really don’t need to.

I see my son get treated very bad .\nBusiness people at the bank\n treated him horrible and he was trying to get help.\n\n basically jerked him around and I'd like to . Tell you he was a not a\n African-American\n . well we R M.I.H MY SON & I . for \n\n\n I don't like that\n they did it at the bank \nthey did at the\n grocery store get it LOT OF places oh I know where it was at I couldn't think it was at CVS . Pharmacy\n and then I told on them.\n I told my doctor they treated my son and .I. CVS would not let me have my medicine my doctor give them a phone call and he was upset he EAT him up and spit him out \nbecause I have diabetes \ndon't. NOT let my son get my medicine and it's hard for me to walk around and I called him up and ask why \nand then I did get my medicine and I never did have no more trouble out them after my doctor ball to out they against my son but people listen at this we're not African American where are we we are not I seen the kind of thing two we was up to the courthouse and these police officers was looking at me and laughing I'm an overweight woman and overweight people gets treated bad we get laughed at we get made fun of and every way I got jerked around at the courthouse in Anderson they really treated me horribly and I think it was because I was overweight and they was very rude and nasty to every customer to come in and I don't know why to me it always pointed out and all I'll be pointed out so it's not only African Americans but it's people like myself that has a weight problem I I am A obesity white woman

I believe thats B.S.  I believe every country on earth the people expect more out of there own people is what it is... i also think its like something people do subconiously they dont even know there doing it probably . I bet if a white guy went to africa and marketplace did the exact same thing there with a white guy and a black guy the black guy would get the better deals.. I think all races connect with there own kinds in some kinda way .. im not sure but they do it without thinking.. of course there are rasict people out there but that doesnt mean exactly everyone is..

Trudeau you let your kind in to Canada, you let the People in Canada live on the streets and will not help them no money no food no rent money for those streets people no hotels for them but you Trudeau pay for all those you let in to Canada that's not fake news

Blacks are the kindest and most forgiving people on earth. Way to kind IMO.

This is not how you fight racism. You fight racism not by guilt tripping and causing outrage. You fight it by bringing unlikely people together to learn about each other to mitigate fear and misunderstanding. It doesn’t really help to point out these kinds of issues. It’s no surprise. We are all ignorant about something, someone’s physical features or cultures. The goal is to reduce ignorance and misunderstanding. This is just a gossip outrage piece. And these kinds of pieces are being pimped out. They are cheap.

What kind of job Asian people do in Canada - Cook, carpenter, waiter, plumber, Zamadar, cleaning etc etc n what kind white people do. N Room mate is your living partner hai kya

Stop long enough to ask these landlords what kind of experiences they have had with minorities, i have heard about moving in large numbers of people after moving in and leaving without paying and bad smells from not cleaning. There are two sides to this story.

Dear video maker , it's nothing new in your life in Canada. Even people around the world including local people and local students are doing same . And it's nothing new to travel 2 or 3 hours in bus . People who stays in USA from ages are travelling same in car . Every students are expecting same life with them who are living in foreign from ages . Those people might had struggled more . Student has to understand before going on Student visa that with situations rather than keeping intrest in how to make money. 99 % students are interested in only money from day one .But foreign governments think that you have shown your financial documents, are enough for you to survive there even if you have no Job . And it's depends on the country, in which country you have gone and what is your qualification. If students go to UK or USA , thay might make little more money comparing to Canada, Australia or New Zealand. All students should understand before going to any country that only in USA AND UK country are the best to earn money and getting out money from there to india. Otherwise except these two countries none country is there in the world that you can make money there and send maximum money to india. Except these two countries other countries have made situation that whatever you earn there , you will have to spend in that country only. You can't save money to india for living good life in India. And it is good and thankful those countries where person after 18 years has go for job rather than being dependent on parents. And working in bakery with standing whole hours during job is not a new in those English country. They don't force to do that by law . This job is kind of that. Person has to understand job profile before joining the job . By English country law before you start job they will call you for induction and will explain what job you have to do . Life person is happy for that job , he / she can join the job . I think specially students has to look into positive things which in India students are not doing and thay have to do there in foreign countries. I am not trolling you but look into students life where local students in foreign are living and same. If you think this is struggling life then I can say this is not struggling life , students has to think first if they have gone for study or making money from first day. If you are complaining than my suggestion is that look into positive things and if you are just informing that it's good. Good luck

If you want to be an American then do not try to force anti-American culture on America.\nLearn to support our community, or do not choose to live here.\nCan you imagine an American immigrating to any other country and force acceptance \nof their anti-culture ways.\nIf we Americans keep on accepting certain kinds of people into our home who aim to change\nour ways, it is we who will be displaced in disgrace.\nGodspeed

There is nothing wrong with a preference to your own kind.\nTo suggest otherwise, on a dare no less, very much is, provocative.\nWe have too many unqualified people filling positions because of\n“affirmative action” which hurts everyone.\nWhen too many people of a certain kind move into a neighborhood \ncrime goes up and good people move out.\nThis is why the prisons are disproportionately full of certain kinds.\nIf you believe I am a hateful bigot for telling the truth,\nyou are likely of that certain kind of people.\nThe real hateful bigot.\nDon’t blame good people for your own shortcomings.\nGodspeed.

Think England has a problem it’s not white people moving away it’s anyone that does not like What this kind of Islam brings when These people move in think it’s Middle East it’s not......

The biggest corruption case in Canada, ended with about 5 people serving less than 4 years in prison each. They got millions and their fraud cost Canadians billions of dollars. I am talking about the CUSM-SNC Lavalin fraud in Montreal. If this is the kind of sentence you get in Canada for those crimes, well we are literally saying to the honest people here, go and do crime as well!

Btw, Canadians in general are kind, brave, compassionate, and very civilized people. There may be some racists there, as there are anywhere, but when I visited Toronto all the Canadians were lovely. My family is multiracial and they treated us as normal human beings. Thanks to Canadian Border Patrol, which was so professional positive, and welcoming.

You spend 2 years in jail, and still manage to drive a land rover. wow! But because of him, his clients (i hate to call them victims) will have their life upended. And to make matter worse, these kind of behavior will make the system more difficult and convoluted for people who do things legally. Unless consultants like these are given harsher punishments, such illegal behavior will sadly continue.

Technically, the Indigenous Peoples own this land. So..... Yeah, with that kind of attitude, gtfo of this country immigrant woman.

I endured racism and I am white with an accent so please stop saying that only colored People get treated I was called all kinds of names I was physically attracted and nobody come to the rescue yet I don’t go around screaming racism all over evil is everywhere .

I'm muslim but i dont like the arabs muslim (not all arabs but mostly of them) becuz of the way they behave. They are refugees from their own country but they are disrespectful to their destination country. The arabs are not grateful with what they have been given from the other country. If They wanna be one of the majority community, then they have to be thankful and accept the culture of the majority community .They must be fluent and well spoken in english too. Not force the other people to accept their bad culture and not just think about the passport of the country they want to live in and get benefit from it. \n\nThose muslim country that are non arabs are living in harmony. They are much more better than the arab country. They treat their own people well. and open minded. They love to make their country more better and developed. \nBut the arabs love war .... abandon their own people struggling and dying for living...narrow-minded people...women abusing and have less the right...women cant drive...(what kind of that ideology)...This bad things isnt in non arab muslim country... They make our religion more become worse..if you heard about terrorist or that kind of the bad thing , its not the muslim..its about the arabs... we non arab muslims arent represent all of it... sad to be a muslim with this bad people...we are the white muslim, malay muslim, turkish muslim, middle asian muslim, chinese muslim, japanese muslim, etc. The non-arab muslim and Islam doesnt represent the arabs.

Chinese will always fraudulate everything as they can, anywhere, around the world and includes in China. Business, immigration, culture, reports, unfortunately they are a kind of tricky and dominator bad culture... and will destroy the world if people don’t stop them ASAP.

For this kind of people is why migration policies become more and more strict with time. If you want to migrate to the country of your dreams, do it the right way, don't be illegal.