LAST WEEK, IN A FULL PAGE AD, A LARGE NUMBER OF 'DISTINGUISHED' CANADIANS INCLUDING FORMER PRIME MINISTERS HARPER AND MARTIN, CAME OUT AGAINST....ARE YOU READY FOR IT ... DISCRIMINATION.
They opposed Discrimination Against Blacks, Asians, the Indigenous and included in their list were followers of both the Muslim and Jewish Faith. Missing, was any word of what they thought about Domestic Violence, Workhouses and Debtors' Prisons.
As I was reading this, I thought to myself 'what a waste of space and money' - and who was paying for this? From a newsworthy point of view it would only be so if they had all come out in favour of discrimination. In other words, their condemnation amounted to little more than apple pie and mother knows best.
But Their Ad was in fact Noteworthy for one reason... Christians were purposely left out !! This despite the fact that our Churches are being burned down or vandalized all over this country. Not a Word.
Is it possible that they too believe, as our 'esteemed' Prime Minister believes, that we Christians had it coming and that the burning of our churches in his considered opinion "was understandable". (Another classic example of His having His Mother's Looks as well as His Mother's Brain).
As you know, your Mother and I, along with 2 other Catholic Couples held a Rally on Parliament Hill a few years ago to bring awareness to the plight of Christians around the world... especially in the Middle East. Some 2,000 attended on very short notice and all the major religions were represented, along with all the major political parties...save one - the Liberals. This was not totally surprising to us since one of the reasons we held our Rally was because the Liberals consistently went on about how badly Muslims were fairing over there but never once commented on the numerous deaths and destruction that Christians were facing at the hands of Islamic Extremists.
Systemic Racism Does Not Exist In Canada. But Stunts like Harper, Martin et al only serve to reinforce the impression that we are. And to leave out Us Christians renders their effort even more derisible.
What we need is greater effort to bring the various factions in Society together to Unite Us All in what is best for Canada and in the end what is Best for Each One of Us. It comes down to Accentuating the Positive rather than Dwelling on the Negative since the Fact is, We Are ALL Most Fortunate To Live In The Best Country In the World.
As I See It...
K.D. Bell
