Swedish Woman: Global Model

Government Benefits Dept: The latest example was the election last week of an anti-immigrant party in Sweden, long a global model for tolerance and social justice, according to Montreal Gazette. The debate is often brutally divisive. The Sweden Party's controversial television ad, which helped the party win six per cent of the vote and 20 seats, showed an elderly Swedish woman -looking fearful, helpless and hobbling with the aid of an able-walker -walking toward bureaucrats providing government benefits and a wave of hostility toward immigrants across Europe has shaken the foundations of the continent's political system, raising questions among some analysts about whether Canada -with twice as many newcomers as most European countries -can continue to avoid such a social rupture. Fear and anger over immigrants, especially Muslims and Roma, have also had a major impact on politics and policy in France, Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Denmark. As reported in the news.
@t immigrant party, montreal gazette