Based on El Jones' story about Richard Florizone's delegation to MIT, which will surely cost us $300,000, I thought I should add another line to our table of Commissions:
DIRECTORS/COMMISSIONERS/ELECTED OFFICIALS | |||||||||
Total Members | Gender | Race/Ethnic | With a disability | ||||||
Female | Male | White | Asian | African Canadian | Mi'kmaq | Yes | No | ||
EngageNS * | 14 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
OneNS | 18 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
Ivany Commission | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Halifax Partnership | 23 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
HRM Council | 17 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Dalhousie Governors | 27 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
NS Legislature | 50 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
Waterfront Development Corporation | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
MIT REAP TEAM | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
FROM SCHOOL TO SUCCESS: CLEARING THE PATH * | 17 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
Total | 188 | 73 | 115 | 173 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 187 |
Percent of Grand Total | 100.0% | 38.8% | 61.2% | 92.0% | 1.1% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 99.5% |
*From a list only | Corrections Welcome |
As El says "White man, white man, white man, white man, white man, white man, white man, white man, white woman. Seems a diverse representation of Nova Scotia! Nothing says “innovation” like white people appointing themselves elites and making decisions about what everyone else needs."
I have some affection for MIT, but I don't quite understand why a University President has assumed the role of regional "Champion" as they modestly say in East Cambridge. The choice of 8 white companions says more about what's wrong with Nova Scotia than what's right. Florizone has much to do at Dal. Dal has made a bunch of missteps and has lost some of its shine.
The trouble with the REAP team is the symbolism, the message that the future of Nova Scotia is white, male, able-bodied. For Florizone to be unable to grasp the problem is troubling.
The trouble with the REAP team is the symbolism, the message that the future of Nova Scotia is white, male, able-bodied. For Florizone to be unable to grasp the problem is troubling.
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