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Thanks to @JaroGiesbrecht, for posting a clip of PM Trudeau’s answer to the reporter’s question regarding Bloc suggested innuendos about Omar Alghabra. Here’s what PM Trudeau said (I include a link to Jaro’s post, after my transcription. Any grammatical errors are mine):
Thanks to @JaroGiesbrecht, for posting a clip of PM Trudeau’s answer to the reporter’s question regarding Bloc suggested innuendos about Omar Alghabra. Here’s what PM Trudeau said (I include a link to Jaro’s post, after my transcription. Any grammatical errors are mine):
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PMJT: “I was absolutely floored, to see a federal party leader, use insinuations and carefully coded questions, particularly this week when we’ve just lived through last week, what happens when leaders don’t take care of the words they do and play these dangerous games …
PMJT: “I was absolutely floored, to see a federal party leader, use insinuations and carefully coded questions, particularly this week when we’ve just lived through last week, what happens when leaders don’t take care of the words they do and play these dangerous games …
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PM Trudeau, cont’d: … around intolerance and hate. And, of course, stand there innocently and say, “oh I was just asking questions.” That’s ridiculous. That kind of political pandering to the worst elements, and to fears and anxieties, has no place in Canada.
PM Trudeau, cont’d: … around intolerance and hate. And, of course, stand there innocently and say, “oh I was just asking questions.” That’s ridiculous. That kind of political pandering to the worst elements, and to fears and anxieties, has no place in Canada.
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PM Trudeau, fin: And all of us need to stand up strongly and push back against that anywhere it happens in this country.”
PM Trudeau, fin: And all of us need to stand up strongly and push back against that anywhere it happens in this country.”
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In the next few tweets, I'll pull quotes from articles, providing background on this news item - as well as include links to the articles ...
In the next few tweets, I'll pull quotes from articles, providing background on this news item - as well as include links to the articles ...
7A/ (Globe and Mail quote is in 7A & 7B)
"Mr. Blanchet’s I’m-not-accusing-anybody was a particularly cowardly way of pretending he wasn’t really spreading the notion that Mr. Alghabra is an Islamist extremist.
For the record, he is not."
...
"Mr. Blanchet’s I’m-not-accusing-anybody was a particularly cowardly way of pretending he wasn’t really spreading the notion that Mr. Alghabra is an Islamist extremist.
For the record, he is not."
...
7B/
"Mr. Alghabra is a mild-mannered Mississauga MP whose views are as fair game as any other politician’s. But he is not an extremist. He’s been an MP, in two stints, for eight years, and put a lot of those views, mainstream and secular, on the record." theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…
"Mr. Alghabra is a mild-mannered Mississauga MP whose views are as fair game as any other politician’s. But he is not an extremist. He’s been an MP, in two stints, for eight years, and put a lot of those views, mainstream and secular, on the record." theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…
8A/ (next tweets are quotes from CBC article)
"This is not the first time Alghabra has dealt with innuendo about his background during his time in politics.
In 2018, Conservative Sen. Denise Batters apologized to Alghabra, who was born in Saudi Arabia, ...
"This is not the first time Alghabra has dealt with innuendo about his background during his time in politics.
In 2018, Conservative Sen. Denise Batters apologized to Alghabra, who was born in Saudi Arabia, ...
8B/ (cont'd from CBC article)
... after she wondered aloud why the then-parliamentary secretary for the foreign affairs minister wasn't questioned about his place of birth while speaking with media about Canada's diplomatic dispute with the country at the time." ...
... after she wondered aloud why the then-parliamentary secretary for the foreign affairs minister wasn't questioned about his place of birth while speaking with media about Canada's diplomatic dispute with the country at the time." ...
8C/ (final part of quote from CBC & link)
"Senator, I'm a proud Canadian who is consistent in defending human rights. How about you?" Alghabra tweeted in response to a Twitter post from Batters." cbc.ca/news/politics/…
"Senator, I'm a proud Canadian who is consistent in defending human rights. How about you?" Alghabra tweeted in response to a Twitter post from Batters." cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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