shockedcanadian
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I missed this one from last month. Incredibly insensitive I would say.
Ironically, we just had the Toronto Police a couple of days ago shut down a man who was singing Oh Canada during a Palestinian flag raising downtown.
Now, some might say "hey, they didnt want any escalation".
My response would be "why would there be an escalation for someone singing Oh Canada? Ontario is dying a rapid death due to corruption, nepotism and the police state. The problem is that Americans hardly notice.
I wish Trump and some of his team would call out these issues from time to time, to at the very least, let us know they are paying attention. When JD and Rubio (and Trump at the UN) made comments about Europe it helped to encourage large rallies and discussion there about free speech and other issues.
We could use this. I am but one of 10s of thousands of victims. They find us easy targets because there is no one to speak for us. These are all microcosms of a much larger issu
www.ctvnews.ca
A principal at a Toronto high school has apologized after an Arabic version of ‘O Canada’ was played during morning announcements on the Oct. 7 anniversary of the deadly Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians.
The apology from the principal of Earl Haig Secondary School, shared in a letter obtained by CTV News Toronto, notes that the decision to play the Arabic version of the anthem “was not done with any ill intent.”
The apology comes three days after Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra publicly condemned the incident on social media and said that it was “hard to believe that no one recognized the significance of this day.”
Calandra warned he would “take action” if schools failed to respect the official versions of Canada’s national anthem, which are recognized only in English or French under federal law.
The school says that they will comply with that directive and will only use English, French or instrumental versions of the national anthem moving forward.
Ironically, we just had the Toronto Police a couple of days ago shut down a man who was singing Oh Canada during a Palestinian flag raising downtown.
Now, some might say "hey, they didnt want any escalation".
My response would be "why would there be an escalation for someone singing Oh Canada? Ontario is dying a rapid death due to corruption, nepotism and the police state. The problem is that Americans hardly notice.
I wish Trump and some of his team would call out these issues from time to time, to at the very least, let us know they are paying attention. When JD and Rubio (and Trump at the UN) made comments about Europe it helped to encourage large rallies and discussion there about free speech and other issues.
We could use this. I am but one of 10s of thousands of victims. They find us easy targets because there is no one to speak for us. These are all microcosms of a much larger issu
‘We are deeply sorry’: Toronto principal apologizes after Arabic version of ‘O Canada’ played at school on Oct. 7
A principal at a Toronto high school has apologized after an Arabic version of ‘O Canada’ was played during morning announcements on the Oct. 7 anniversary of the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians.
www.ctvnews.ca
A principal at a Toronto high school has apologized after an Arabic version of ‘O Canada’ was played during morning announcements on the Oct. 7 anniversary of the deadly Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians.
The apology from the principal of Earl Haig Secondary School, shared in a letter obtained by CTV News Toronto, notes that the decision to play the Arabic version of the anthem “was not done with any ill intent.”
The apology comes three days after Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra publicly condemned the incident on social media and said that it was “hard to believe that no one recognized the significance of this day.”
Calandra warned he would “take action” if schools failed to respect the official versions of Canada’s national anthem, which are recognized only in English or French under federal law.
The school says that they will comply with that directive and will only use English, French or instrumental versions of the national anthem moving forward.
