TD Canada reminds me of the shameful treatment of Japanese Canadians in 1941 during World War II in its xenophobic treatment of Iranian Canadians. Disturbing news -- TD Canada bank cancelled bank accounts for several Canadian customers whose origin is from Iran. To me, discriminating against a Canadian citizen merely on the basis of their ethnic origin is a racist and xenophobic measure. Treating one bonafide Canadian citizen differently from another based on their country of birth is a mockery of the Canadian citizenship ceremony, the oath of allegiance and the Canadian passport. It serves as a reminder that corporations and the Canadian government can shamelessly revert to treating some citizens as 2nd-class citizens for their own political interests.
I don't care about what is happening in Iran -- it is immaterial. The country has not attacked Canada in the last 70 years nor is Canada at war with Iran. But WAIT -- that is EXACTLY the point! EVEN IF Canada was at war with Iran, discriminating against Canadian citizens based on their origin evokes this country's shameful tarnished legacy of abusing and discriminating against Canadians of Japanese origins 70 years ago during World War II.
I am not of Iranian origin. However I strongly believe that the country of birth should not be used as an excuse to discriminate against Canadian citizens. Whose turn would it be NEXT? "Jamaican-Canadians"? "Israeli-Canadians"? "Ukrainian Canadians"? "Polish-Canadians"?
Tell TD Canada Trust on their Twitter and Facebook pages that "T-H-E-Y" ARE just "Canadians".
I am cancelling my two accounts with TD Canada tomorrow. I encourage everyone to cancel and move their accounts away from TD Canada and send a strong message to the corporation to respect the oath of citizenship. **UPDATE**: Share your story about switching from TD Canada at this website: "Switch in Solidarity".
Please also join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/CondemnTDonIranians.
Tweet Follow @TheIdeasOfMarch
