Jonathan Kay: Politicians should skip parades that preach hate
June 24, 2010 – 2:40 pm
Four years ago, in the summer of 2006, pro-Hezbollah marchers took to the streets of Montreal to denounce Israel, which was then waging war on the Lebanese terrorist group. To their shame, several prominent politicians were among the marchers, including Liberal MP Denis Coderre, BQ leader Gilles Duceppe, and then-PQ leader André Boisclair. The politicians claimed they were merely marching for peace. But in the end, what many Canadians remembered — especially in the case of Mr. Coderre — was that they participated in an event that, with banners and chants, glorified a terrorist group seeking the destruction of Israel. Read More
Posted in: Canada, Full Comment, Social Issues Tags: Jonathan Kay, anti-Semitism, Pride parade, Martin Gladstone
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