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Election Day and Olivia Chow

Olivia Chow: The incidents of anti-immigrant, anti-female and anti-Chinese invective levelled against Olivia Chow during the mayoral campaign are simply outrageous, according to The Star. The height came just two days before election day when The Toronto Sun ran a cartoon of Olivia Chow that was nothing short of appalling . It depicted her in a Mao suit, with slitty eyes holding up the coattails of her deceased husband Jack Layton and This can no longer go unremarked upon or unchallenged. They do not reflect well on a city that prides itself on its diversity and tolerance. But nor can we afford to ignore or fail to condemn such behaviour in the na ve hope it will go away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.