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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (7680)	3/24/2005 12:36:25 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Not money for the poor, the aged, etc. However disguised, a large part of $56 million dolars from Canadian taxpayer pockets will be used to essentially oppose criticism of Jews and Israel. Not only is Canada's "Justice Minister"/hypocrite Irwin Cotler Jewish, he is an avid activist for Israeli apartheid. Ottawa announces $56M anti-racism plan, by Ron Csillag, Canadian Jewish News, March 2005 "Just days after B’nai Brith Canada announced that anti-Semitic incidents hit a record high last year, the federal government marked the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by unveiling this country’s first cross-departmental action plan against racism. Dubbed “A Canada For All,” the plan, released Monday, calls for new initiatives across four federal ministries: heritage, labour, justice and immigration. Funding for the program – $56 million over five years – was earmarked in last month’s federal budget. Of special interest to the Jewish community will be the collection and standardization of data on hate-motivated crimes, identifying the needs of victims of hate crimes, and a renewed intention to fight hate on the Internet, including setting up a tip line to report Web-based hate. “Canada is a world leader in the development of policies and laws to fight racism, but many Canadians still experience racism and discrimination in their daily lives,” Raymond Chan, minister of state for multiculturalism, said at a press conference in Ottawa. Chan was joined by Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, who promised a multi-point anti-racism plan last year after the firebombing of a library at United Talmud Torahs in Montreal, as well as by Labour and Housing Minister Joe Fontana and Immigration and Citizenship Minister Joe Volpe. "The underlying message of this first-ever Action Plan Against Racism is clear: we seek a Canada in which there will be no sanctuary for hate and no refuge for racism,” Cotler said. The initiative is organized into six priority areas: assisting victims and groups vulnerable to racism and discrimination; developing strategies to promote diversity and combat racism; strengthening the role of civil society; strengthening regional and international co-operation; educating children and youth on diversity and anti-racism; and countering hate and bias ... Data collection on hate-motivated crime will standardize the collection of information on hate crimes, including anti-Semitic incidents ... Canada plans to sign the Council of Europe’s protocol on Web-based racism, signalling Ottawa’s intention to take part in the global fight against Internet hate. As well, a “Countering Internet-Based Hate Crime” program will establish a tip line for reporting online hate and work with Internet service providers ... Bornmann said the Jewish community’s priorities centred around hate crimes and hate on the Internet."

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (7680)	3/24/2005 12:48:53 PM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

You're entitled to your opinion. I have no problem with that. Most Americans believe otherwise. Most, irrespective of party or other "label," defend the right of a strong Israel to exist and to exist for the purposes for which it was founded. It's not the US, with our ideals and freedoms. However, it took us over 200 years to get where we are and we are still evolving. In Israel's neighborhood, there is not another nation that is even close with respect to democratic ideals and freedom.