E/CN.4/2004/18/Add.2 page 17 representatives of the Black communities believe they are the victims of discrimination in Canada. Young Blacks find it very difficult to obtain employment and members of the Black communities are virtually excluded from all decision-making processes. 52. In Saskatchewan, the groups met by the Special Rapporteur have alleged that Black families have been driven out of Regina because of racism, and are not integrated in the community. What they consider as social isolation is mainly reflected in the employment sector; where Blacks are kept in the entry-level positions and rarely get managerial positions. African Canadian women, especially, allegedly suffer multiple forms of discrimination which puts them at the bottom rank of the economic ladder. People who have foreign credentials have difficulty getting employment in their fields. Many variables are used to exclude Black people from the positions that they are disqualified for: accent, language, Canadian references and employers, misunderstanding of cultural differences, isolation and the absence of a network. 53. In specific regard to aboriginal people, in spite of various positive measures taken by the Canadian authorities on both the provincial and federal levels to ensure their adequate development and protection many have argued that their social condition mirrored by alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide and the their high incarceration rate are appalling. 54. The Special Rapporteur is worried about the persistent disparity from generation to generation, between aboriginal people and the majority of Canadians with respect to the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. He is of the view that more effort should be made by the Government of Canada to alleviate the social and economic deprivation among aboriginal people by fully implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. F. Media and racial discrimination 55. Many members of the visible minority communities, have argued that most Canadian media are not balanced when it comes to reporting on issues concerning, or of particular interest to, specific religious/cultural/ethnic groups. Furthermore, the media have often been accused of being a vehicle for the expression of prejudice against such groups, most notably in its focus on negative events and patterns concerning certain groups13 with no corresponding focus on positive issues. People of African and Asian descent have drawn the Special Rapporteur’s attention to frequent expressions of prejudice in the media against them, as well as against foreigners and refugees. The media plays a significant role in shaping the negative perceptions of aboriginal and African Canadians. Articles on the “jamaicanization of crime” or on immigration disparities contribute to that perception. Some media have dispensed cultural racism, creating the notion that Blacks are inferior, crime-prone and crime-ridden. It supports the dissemination of the ideology of Black criminalization and demonization. This kind of reporting impacts on the treatment of Blacks in the criminal justice system. 56. Representatives of the Jewish community have stated that satellite television and the Internet play a crucial role in promoting rumours and hate-mongering. Hateful rhetoric against Jews spread through those means is increasing dramatically.