Montreal Canada Lebanese protest Canadian Govt stand on ME conflict

LadyEagle · Jul 17, 2006

Montreal Lebanese protest government's stand on attacks
MONTREAL: TORONTO -- About 1,000 members of Montreal's Lebanese community protested yesterday against the Harper government's stand on the Middle East conflict, marching in the city's downtown, past the Israeli consulate to a federal government building.
Similar anger was shared by the Canadian Arab Federation. Khaled Mouammar, the national president of the federation, said his group and five others that had invited Public Security Minister Stockwell Day to join them at the Aug. 4 dinner have called off the event because of the "hostile" stand taken by the Prime Minister with regard to the current situation in the Middle East.
"This is outrageous. This is not what Canadians stood for in the past. Canada has always sought to be an objective mediator, but they're now imitating the American front with no conscience for Canadian lives," Mr. Mouammar said.
"These are Canadians being killed, and all Stephen Harper could say was the Israeli response was a measured one."
There are an estimated 135,000 Lebanese Canadians in the country, with the majority living in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.
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carpro · Jul 17, 2006

Maybe they'd like to go home and help "protect" their homeland.:smilewinkgrin:

El_Guero · Jul 17, 2006

They probably would like to do that - but, being mostly Christian - I don't think we should encourage our brothers to go kill.

Further, since the Lebanese tend to be conservative Christians, I doubt that a liberal Canadian government cares what happens to their Christian citizens.

El_Guero · Jul 17, 2006

Isn't it scary that the 9-11 terrorists came from Canada?

I am surprised that conspiracy theorists have not run with that.

LadyEagle · Jul 17, 2006

It's much easier to blame the US government or the Jews.

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