Stephen Harper: Does this mean the government has finally come to its senses and decided to reflect the values most Canadians have long cherished? After all, in his Christmas message, Stephen Harper emphasized that Canada was "a compassionate country" known around the world for "protecting the vulnerable," and asked his fellow Canadians "to show kindness to the less fortunate." This is not exactly how the government has normally rallied its base. Is there hope for a Harperland change of heart at this late date?, according to Rabble. They were among the 1,300 Palestinians and 13 Israelis killed during the Israeli assault against Gaza in 2008-9. Of the 13 Israelis, 10 were soldiers. Of the Palestinians, over half were civilians. 250 of them were younger than 16. Four thousand Palestinian homes were destroyed, tens of thousands left homeless. In a subsequent operation in 2012, four Israeli civilians and one soldier were killed, as were 158 Palestinians, about two-thirds of them civilians including 30 children and Good for the Harper government for facilitating the secret talks between a pig-headed Washington and Cuba geriatric "communist" dictatorship. Despite the widespread demoralization within the Department of Foreign Affairs, its officials, backed by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister John Baird, demonstrated to the world exactly what kind of role Canada is capable of playing on the world stage. Alas no. Not, at least, if it means enabling 100 severely injured children from Gaza to come to Canada for medical care. The proposal comes from Izzeldin Abuelaish, the Gaza doctor who lost three of his daughters when Israel bombed his home.
(www.immigrantscanada.com). As
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