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"Wrkitout" <wrkitout@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> A Letter to the Editor:
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> So many letter writers have explained how this land is made up of
> immigrants. Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to
> people why today's Canadian is not willing to accept the new kind of
> immigrant any longer.
> Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to
> Canada, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in
> Halifax and be documented. Some would even get down on their hands and
> knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and
> support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning
> English a primary rule in their new Canadian households and some even
> changed their names to blend in with their new home.They had waved
> good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and
> did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into
> one culture.
> Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labour
> laws to protect them. All they had were the skills, craftsmanship and
> desire they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.
> Most of their children came of age when World War II broke
> out.Canadians fought along side men whose parents had come straight
> over from Germany, Italy, France, Japan, China, Czechoslovakia,
> Russia,Sweden,Poland and so many other places. None of these first
> generation Canadians ever gave any thought about what country their
> parents had come from. They were Canadians fighting Hitler, Mussolini
> and the Emperor of Japan. They were defending the Freedom as one
> people. When we liberated France, no one in those villages was looking
> for the Ukrainian-Canadian or the German-Canadian or the
> Irish-Canadian.The people of France saw only Canadians.
> And we carried one flag that represented our country. Not one of those
> immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's
> flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a
> disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These
> immigrants truly knew what it meant to be a Canadian. They stirred the
> melting pot into one red and white bowl.
> And here we are in 2010 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the
> same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing
> with a different set of rules, one that includes a Canadian passport
> and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry,
> that's not what being a Canadian is all about. Canadians have been
> very open-hearted and open-minded regarding immigrants, whether they
> were fleeing poverty, dictatorship, persecution, or whatever else
> makes us think of those aforementioned immigrants who truly did ADOPT
> our country, and our flag and our morals and our customs, and left
> their wars, hatred, and divisions behind. I believe that the
> immigrants who landed in Canada in the early 1900s deserve better than
> that for the toil, hard work and sacrifice those legally searching for
> a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used
> as an example by those waving foreign country flags, fighting foreign
> battles on our soil, making Canadians change to suit their religions
> and cultures, and wanting to change our countries fabric by claiming
> discrimination when we do not give in to their demands.
> Its about time we get real and stand up for our forefathers rights, we
> are CANADIAN Lest we forget it I am a Native of this Country & proud
> of it!
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> "NO MORE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS"
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> "NO MORE" not saying The LORDS PRAYER or MERRY CHRISTMAS in stores and
> our schools!
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> I Want "My CANADA" of birth BACK
>
> You can forward this letter on or delete it, let your conscience be
> your guide.
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I was with you up to the part when you bring religion into the equation,ie 
the Lords Prayer in our schools.I sure don't need anybody to tell me when 
and what I need to pray for/to and the same goes for our kids.There is a 
reason that the church got booted out of our schools.As for the immigrants,I 
can tell you that when they arrived in Canada,be it in the early 1900 or the 
50's,80's or whenever,there has always been several religions to choose 
from.I don't have an issue with anybody practicing any religion as long as 
they don't impose it on me or my kids.What you preach and pray in your house 
or your place of worship is your business.