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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      6. Every Canadian government tries to have a regional parity in cabinet -- i.e. select people from BC, prairies, Ontario, Quebec, maritimes

      3 replies 25 retweets 25 likes
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      7. When Conservatives win very few seats in Quebec or Liberals in Alberta, they still pick people from those regions for cabinet.

      2 replies 20 retweets 23 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      8. The regional parity of Canadian gov'ts is a quota: they pick not by abstract ideal of merit but democratic ideal of representation

      5 replies 56 retweets 44 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      9. But even more: women in Canada didn't get vote till 1918. So before then there was a legal quota keeping political power in male hands.

      2 replies 37 retweets 49 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      10. With few exceptions, Native Canadians didn't get vote till early 1960s. So legal quota keeping political power exclusive to non-Natives

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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      11. But even beyond legal barriers, there are social barriers that have barred women (and Natives and non-whites) from political power.

      3 replies 30 retweets 38 likes
    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      12. It doesn't take much historical or sociological knowledge to know that Canadian politics has been narrowly based old boy's club.

      3 replies 69 retweets 74 likes
    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      13. A digression. I feel like an gibbering fool for even pointing out these very basic facts which any child should know but Jon Kay doesn't

      5 replies 18 retweets 68 likes
    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      14. The abstract ideal of meritocracy looks very odd in a world of social networks and political dynasties (Bushes, Trudeaus, etc.)

      5 replies 38 retweets 44 likes
    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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      15. Of the countless screeds against affirmative action & diversity that Jon Kay has penned, my favourite appeared in Commentary magazine

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015

      16. Commentary was edited for many decades by Norman Podhoretz. And then after a brief pause passed on to John Podhoretz. A coincidence!

      6:49 PM - 2 Nov 2015
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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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          17. A neo-conservative is someone who hates affirmative action but loves nepotism. Jon Kay is a neo-con.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Nov 2015
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          18. Jon and I used to be colleagues at the National Post & I couldn't help but notice that how much staff consisted of a few families.

          4 replies 14 retweets 32 likes
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        1. Eric Kleefeld‏ @EricKleefeld 2 Nov 2015
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          @HeerJeet I'm reminded of Woody Allen's old joke about how Commentary and Dissent decided to merge.

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        1. Stacey-Ann Wilson‏ @stacwil 2 Nov 2015
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          @HeerJeet classic "meritocracy" right there.

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