Trudeau reacts to anti-Syrian graffiti on southeast Calgary school
The Calgary Board of Education rushed to clean off hateful graffiti on Monday morning, but for far too long this weekend the words "Syrians Go Home and Die" and other slogans stained the brick walls of Wilma Hansen Junior High in southeast Calgary.
The graffiti also targeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who took to Twitter to condemn the vandalism.
"Canadians have shown the best of our country in welcoming refugees. That spirit won't be diminished by fear and hate," he tweeted on Monday.
The messages on the Queensland-area school shocked and saddened Najwa Habood, who volunteers with the Syrian Refugees Support Group and who came to Canada as an immigrant from Syria in 1990.
Trudeau reacts to anti-Syrian graffiti on southeast Calgary school - Calgary - CBC News
The Calgary Board of Education rushed to clean off hateful graffiti on Monday morning, but for far too long this weekend the words "Syrians Go Home and Die" and other slogans stained the brick walls of Wilma Hansen Junior High in southeast Calgary.
The graffiti also targeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who took to Twitter to condemn the vandalism.
"Canadians have shown the best of our country in welcoming refugees. That spirit won't be diminished by fear and hate," he tweeted on Monday.
The messages on the Queensland-area school shocked and saddened Najwa Habood, who volunteers with the Syrian Refugees Support Group and who came to Canada as an immigrant from Syria in 1990.
Trudeau reacts to anti-Syrian graffiti on southeast Calgary school - Calgary - CBC News