YOU SAID IT: Dancing the protests away

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DANCING THE PROTESTS AWAY

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Justin Trudeau is an embarrassment — again.

We all remember how Trudeau claimed he would put Canada back on the world stage when he became leader. Once again, his questionable actions have done just that. Headlines in foreign media outlets read: Trudeau dances at Taylor Swift concert while very violent protests take place in Montreal. Trudeau was taking selfies, his favourite thing to do, and handing out bracelets at this concert, while police were under attack and vehicles were burning in Montreal at the hands of pro-Palestinian protesters.

What struck me was the violence of these protesters compared to the peaceful trucker convoy in Ottawa. With the truckers, Trudeau felt compelled him to initiate the Emergencies Act. Protests are treated differently under the Trudeau government depending on who the protesters are and what they are protesting against.

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LARRY COMEAU
OTTAWA

CHARLIE BROWN SUMS IT UP

The pro-Palestinian protesters can trash Montreal and nothing is done to them, but we throw the truckers in jail and fine them for blowing their horns!

I believe Charlie Brown says it best: “Good grief.”

GLEN LAPENSKIE
NEPEAN

OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT

President Joe Biden’s White House statement reads: “The ICC issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous. Let me be clear once again: Whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence — none — between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would abide by an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We stand up for international law, and we will abide by all the regulations and rulings of the international courts. This is just who we are as Canadians.”

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Biden’s statement is commendable. Trudeau’s statement is outrageous. The result will be Canada’s 335,295 Jewish people running for cover while Canada’s 1,775,715 Muslims jump with joy.

Shame on Canada! Shame on Justin Trudeau! Shame on Canadians in Trudeau’s “we”!

JILL YOUNG
OTTAWA

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