I think that if they're going to hire a puppet to be GM, hello Daniel Brière, hiring a Castonguay/Raiche type to be an assistant and get their feet wet to be the eventual heir possibly, then cool.
What I've always hated with the diversity movement is the same thing as the language issue in the Habs organization: If you've set your mind on the notion that, "We're going to hire women!" or "Our next GM/coach has to speak French!", then the question will always be fairly asked whether the person hired was the actual best candidate available or simply the best candidate of said gender and/or capacity of the spoken language.