Religion isn’t dead in Canada: it’s not even languishing. The religion of diversity and inclusion is flourishing in Canadian companies. For example, the TD bank believes, with a confidence that can only be born of religious fervour, that diversity and inclusion being cardinal virtues is an a priori truth:

We take a holistic, three-pronged view of diversity and inclusion in our business activities: in how we recruit, manage and develop employees; how we serve our customers and market ourselves; and how we contribute to our communities.

While we’re gaining momentum, we know that becoming more diverse and inclusive takes time and commitment and we are still on the early stages of our journey.

Although it is lagging behind the commercial expression of this cultural credo, the Anglican Church of Canada adheres to a  similar pietism.

Naturally, the TD Bank concentrates much of its devotion on World Pride, the LGBTA “community” and health centres for “gay men” and “queer women”. TD’s “journey” to inclusion has yet to reach the more rarefied strata of paedophilia, bestiality, polyamory and incest: they themselves admit that they are “still on the early stages”.

Here is TD’s enticement to use their services: it appears that to get the $250, the bank would prefer you to be gay: