[Delwin]

I agree completely, application of the law should not be selective or it opens the door for this to happen again. If protesters step on a public highway arrest them, or tolerate it. The goal of a protest is to gain as much attention for your cause as you can, and that is what they did because that is what the police allowed them to do.

[kenmore]

The native issue, although I don't agree with their method of protests are a Canadian in house problem.. The tamils on the other hand have brought their countries problems here. I don't think they have the right to demonstrate and disrupt Canadian life. I think because they have been warned that if they repeat this action, those of them who are not Canadian Citizens should be deported.

[EyeBrock]

Then we are in total agreement Delwin. And I am quite pleased to see that patisan politics from both of us does not interfere with assessing the actual facts. Good man. (For a Liberal! )

[Delwin]

kenmore kenmore:

The native issue, although I don't agree with their method of protests are a Canadian in house problem.. The tamils on the other hand have brought their countries problems here. I don't think they have the right to demonstrate and disrupt Canadian life. I think because they have been warned that if they repeat this action, those of them who are not Canadian Citizens should be deported.

Aren't human rights abuses a "human" issue ? Was WWI a "Canadian" issue ?WWII ? North Korea ? Afghanistan ? Kosovo ? What constitues a Canadian issue ? Don't most Canadians care about their fellow human beings ?

[Delwin]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

Then we are in total agreement Delwin. And I am quite pleased to see that patisan politics from both of us does not interfere with assessing the actual facts. Good man. (For a Liberal! )

Cheers!

[Bodah]

Either way, what the fuck more do they expect to us do that we haven't already done anyways ?

Offer them refuge here as Canadians ? check
Put pressure on the SriLankan Government for a cease fire? check
Send aid ? Check

Send our troops ? Fuck that, all they have to do is stop killing the moderate tamils that are trying to work out a peacefull soloution let them work it out ,lay down their arms.

Problem solved .

Remember they have pioneered suicide bombing, and are banned as a terrorits organization in over 30 countries. The protesters may not support terrorism, but I have a problem with protesters flying the flag of a recognized terrorist organization.

[EyeBrock]

Delwin Delwin:

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

Then we are in total agreement Delwin. And I am quite pleased to see that patisan politics from both of us does not interfere with assessing the actual facts. Good man. (For a Liberal! )

Cheers!

You are welcome mate!

[kenmore]

Delwin Delwin:

kenmore kenmore:

The native issue, although I don't agree with their method of protests are a Canadian in house problem.. The tamils on the other hand have brought their countries problems here. I don't think they have the right to demonstrate and disrupt Canadian life. I think because they have been warned that if they repeat this action, those of them who are not Canadian Citizens should be deported.

Aren't human rights abuses a "human" issue ? Was WWI a "Canadian" issue ?WWII ? North Korea ? Afghanistan ? Kosovo ? What constitues a Canadian issue ? Don't most Canadians care about their fellow human beings ?

I agree with part of your statement. But I don't think these kind of demonstrations are necessary.. The government has made its policy well known in regards to the tamil issue.. enough said. They should not be allowed to disrupt our lives..

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... y/National

[kenmore]

The question to be asked is .. there were 30,000 tamils who demonstrated on Parliament Hill .. then 100.000 were asked to do it in Toronto .. then there are 200,000.. how is this possible? how many are illgeal?

[Delwin]

kenmore kenmore:

The question to be asked is .. there were 30,000 tamils who demonstrated on Parliament Hill .. then 100.000 were asked to do it in Toronto .. then there are 200,000.. how is this possible? how many are illgeal?

Many Tamils are refugees fleeing political persecution, plus the government has labelled the Tamil Tigers as terrorists so it should be no suprise that many do not list their ethinic origin as Tamil. This is evident from the fact that in 2006 census although only 29,435 people in greater toronto have listed Tamil as their ethinc origin, 77,060 in greater toronto have listed Tamil as their mother tongue. Since only Tamils speak Tamil, you can see the discrepency.

Here is an article on the subject
http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnis ... cle/613811

And here is the mother tongue data

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census0 ... fm#Toronto

[kenmore]

What ever Delwin.. they still don't raise sympathy from me.. when in Rome do as.. and we don't do this shit here.. I hope the gov't of Ontario has the balls to plough them off the road next time!

[ShepherdsDog]

Delwin Delwin:

kenmore kenmore:

The question to be asked is .. there were 30,000 tamils who demonstrated on Parliament Hill .. then 100.000 were asked to do it in Toronto .. then there are 200,000.. how is this possible? how many are illgeal?

Many Tamils are refugees fleeing political persecution, plus the government has labelled the Tamil Tigers as terrorists so it should be no suprise that many do not list their ethinic origin as Tamil. This is evident from the fact that in 2006 census although only 29,435 people in greater toronto have listed Tamil as their ethinc origin, 77,060 in greater toronto have listed Tamil as their mother tongue. Since only Tamils speak Tamil, you can see the discrepency.

Here is an article on the subject
http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnis ... cle/613811

And here is the mother tongue data

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census0 ... fm#Toronto

Most Tamils consider themselves to be Indians and the majority of them reside in southern India, quite peacefully. Perhaps the Indian Army needs to intervene again.

[Delwin]

I thought they were native to Sri Lanka but it turns out you are correct, 60,000,000 in India, 3,000,000 in Sri Lanka and 2,000,000 in Malaysia(according to Wikipedia). This could certainly explain the dicrepancy in the numbers on origin. It doesn't really prove that they are illegal and I don't think it was fair for Kenmore to insinuate that without backing it up though.

[kenmore]

That was the question in article in the Globe and Mail.. if you read the link.

[Delwin]

kenmore kenmore:

That was the question in article in the Globe and Mail.. if you read the link.

That question was not asked in the article and although Christie Blatchford, the known racist may have implied it, there is nothing even resembling proof of that in the article.