By standing up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Quebeckers have exposed a striking truth: modern race politics in Canada is mostly elitist performance art.
This week, in an effort to quell the uproar caused by his appointment of Amira Elghawaby as the government’s special representative on combating Islamophobia, the Prime Minister declared that “Quebecers are not racists.” He went on to explain, “Quebecers are among the people who are the strongest defenders of individual rights and freedoms, along with a lot of other Canadians.”
He is speaking out of both sides of his mouth, and betraying Elghawaby in the process. In her columns and statements that garnered criticism, Elghawaby reflects the very same perspective on Canada that Trudeau himself has expressed on numerous occasions. In a 2019 opinion article for the Ottawa Citizen she, and a coauthor, wrote that a “majority of Quebecers” were swayed by “anti-Muslim sentiment.”
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As soon as Quebeckers stood up for themselves, Trudeau folded. Elghawaby apologized for her allegations of racism against Quebec before attending a meeting with Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet.
This week, in an effort to quell the uproar caused by his appointment of Amira Elghawaby as the government’s special representative on combating Islamophobia, the Prime Minister declared that “Quebecers are not racists.” He went on to explain, “Quebecers are among the people who are the strongest defenders of individual rights and freedoms, along with a lot of other Canadians.”
But, just three years ago, in 2020, Trudeau was quite clear in his view that Canada, including Quebec, is racist.
He is speaking out of both sides of his mouth, and betraying Elghawaby in the process. In her columns and statements that garnered criticism, Elghawaby reflects the very same perspective on Canada that Trudeau himself has expressed on numerous occasions. In a 2019 opinion article for the Ottawa Citizen she, and a coauthor, wrote that a “majority of Quebecers” were swayed by “anti-Muslim sentiment.”
Jamil Jivani: Quebecers expose Trudeau's anti-racism performance art — National Post
By standing up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Quebecers have exposed a striking truth: modern race politics in Canada is mostly elitist performance art. This week, in an effort to quell the uproar caused by his appointment of Amira Elghawaby as the government’s special representative on...
Well, it’s unanimous then. Trudeau is a Douche-Canoe.
