Comment: The author negates his own argument in his own article: "this disheartening incident is distinct from the acceptance, tolerance and understanding that my home province normally greets me with." 

So by his own admission, the typical interactions he has with his fellow citizens in NL is acceptance, tolerance and understanding. He has one "distinct" negative experience and he questions the civility and nature of Canada and Canadians at large...

I hate to pile-on here (especially with some the more vitriolic comments below) but this pathetic and sad and distracts from real issues of racism and discrimination.