Controversial Comments From The Toronto Star Message Board: Canadians Are Upset About Tamil Migrant Ship Arriving In British Columbia.
MORE THINGS CHANGE, MORE REMAIN THE SAME
It is ironic that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, who championed human rights in the past, now is reported to have launched or condoning violations of the basic rights of the Tamil minority. The cause of the problem for boatloads of refugees fleeing persecution in the island nation can be placed at the deep distrust and animosity the majority, led by the President, a former human rights advocate and fighter of government tyranny, shows towards a crushed minority. Most of the Tamils want to pursue their livelihood peacefully, a desire that does not sit well with the majority that is steeped in intolerance and oppression . Until the root cause is addressed, there is likely to be unrest in Sri Lanka that continues to be a major refugee-producing nation, despite its victory over the insurgency. Canada and the international community should impress upon Sri Lanka to respect the human rights of all its citizens.
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Re; mary ewen
When something is wrong in canada it is always liberals fault way back 150 years in the past.As a neocon blogger are you able to live in the present? and harper is presently prime minister of canada if you are not aware of it
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When a ‘suspected migrant ship carrying terrorists’….
is bound for Canada from half a world away, it usually means every other country has investigated and turned it away. Little wonder that Canada is often suspected as a terrorist ‘hotbed’ for funding overseas ‘terrorist’ activities. Our refugee laws and criterion are a world renowed JOKE. Pity that much of the money that is raised in Canada for these terrorist activities is coered not ‘donated’. TURN THEM AWAY – we have enough ‘refugees’ to care for.
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Why bother having immigration laws at all ?
This isn’t about whether or not we think multiculturalism is Good or Bad. It’s about whether we have two sets of immigration rules: one for people who apply and go through regular procedures, and another, fast-track one for anybody who shows up on shore. It’s also about the abuse of Canada’s refugee system. When a shipload of men arrives from a violent, terrorism-rife area of the world – having sailed past umpteen other countries first – and claims refugee status, we’re supposed to believe everything they say ? How naive do they think we are ? Well, judging from how the first boatload was treated, and the fact that another one is already on the way here, we know the answer to that one, don’t we ?
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Why are we be being so stupid to get in the middle.
Both Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers are wrong. They are in the middle of a hate filled civil war that has raged for years and all we do is open our borders to whatever falls out. If Canada cares, then orchestrate a peace initiative to help, and quite frankly, to sort out the real refugees at the source. Regular immigrants looking for a better life here have to wait years and sort through red tape, lawyers fees and frustration. These hate mongers simply grab a rust bucket and head to the idiots in the north who will take whatever unsubstantiated story they dish out. Other countries don’t let these people in because they don’t buy the story, we we in Canada have to be soooo nice.
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Why did they all come to Toronto?
The last thing this city needs is more people. I don’t get why immigrants are allowed to choose where they want to go in Canada. They are not citizens (yet), they are not guaranteed the rights outlined in section 6 of the charter. If you come to Canada the government should tell you where you go based on the need for new immigrants. Beggars can’t be choosers.
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nht
My forefathers who came to Canada had no choice, they were ordered here by the Military to protect the Queen’s interest. A long ensuing boat ride culminated with a conflict then a land grant. My forefathers fought, built and tried to provide a stronger way of life for their children. We have history throughout Canada. To say simply go back to England and leave a country your forefathers helped build is not so simple. Although our voices have been silenced by political agendas and growing apathy, we still have a say!
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nht
I believe the loudest are the ones who came here (or there forefathers) and had to either have a trade, or were married to some one that had a required trade or went west to farm or build a railway. They did not sit down look at an atlas and pick out the country most apt to let them in and supply them with all the requirements of life and not expect them to be productive while they continued with what ever political agenda got hem in trouble at home. Real Canadians work for Canada not for trouble makers back home.
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Do it democraticly
t1m is one of many who commented here and eleswhere that we as country should and must change our immigration policy to suit the present time.They (me2) agree reduction is needed to match the real need of our economy so those who are here can do better and live good lives as promised by the best place to live.What is wrong with that? Nothing but we have to organize and do it the right way.Great majority of population would agree for sake of the country, reduced immigration is necessary.What politicians tell you is untruth (as they like to say).The truth is they need votes and biz needs cheap labor and you get low wage as result.With 2M unemployed do we really need 260K new mouths per year to feed?When things change we’ll take in a million if needed.Why not?
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“Passports, please”
You can’t get on an airliner without a passport, so why are the rules different for a tramp steamer? Confiscate the ship, sell it off to finance the return trips, and voila! P.S. (if they only sought refuge, there were ample countries closer than Australia or Canada … but, oh – who has the better welfare system …?) I have said for years: “Canada is like a lifeboat – we can only save so many lives, before we capsize and drown along with them …”.
Canada has become a sieve
Ever wondered why the US has locked down its northern border with Canada and treats every Canadian entering the US as a potential threat??….The answer lies in each and every dangerous refugee that we let enter Canada under our lax immigration laws. It’s only a matter of time before the Yanks post soldiers at the northern border as well. Who can blame them?
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Begining?
Since we already had few ships like this, we can call it the end of the begining and sooner or leter it will evolve in full scale invasion.At this time we have no choice but to let them land and most will stay as those from previous ships.In the future when this thing becomes an epidemic with ships of “last voyage” we migh have to stop them or we’ll have millions on our shores in short time.Someone wrote a fiction on this where the world was faced with millions on ships heading for Europe. They did not know what to do with them and navies refused to sink them.What will we do if that happens?Instead of encouraging refugies we should help those on the right side defeat the terror at home.It is time the World is refugies free.Only that way we can survive.
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Canada needs to stop letting immigrants in
for the time being at least. You can’t always let new people in, you need to give the ones who’ve already arrived enough time to assimilate into the culture before you let new ones in. I propose 7 year periods alternating between allowing many people in and allowing few people in.
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Interesting comments
I’m willing to bet the loudest ones protest this can trace their roots back to when the Anglos met the Saxons. If you don’t like Canada’s multicultural policy, go back to England.
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Why don’t we let the REAL professionals handle this situation. Call in the US Border Patrol and see how fast they send the ship scurrying back to its homeland
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Different Then
You can’t trust them now, they are bringing diseases and they were safer then.
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Violation of Canadian sovereignity
If Canada lets in the Tamils it is a slap in the face to all the legal immigrants who played by the rules and navigated the complex legal minefield necessary to come to Canada. The Americans would stop this boat 100 miles from their territorial waters and force them to turn around. What on earth is Canada doing letting them step on Canadian soil?
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faunus
faunus in reality we turned away the Jewish boat people because the Americans wanted to continue selling the Germans steal and if North America took in these people it would put this in jeopardy. By the way the same sale of steal to Japan happened up to Pearl Harbor as well
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GimmeShelter
just one question , why is it when the local community stages an illegal demonstration or marches in a sanctioned parade they fly the fag of an organization deemed terrorist by the free world
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