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On Apr 29, 7:46 am, WTF <w...@dev.null> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:53:42 -0500, "cd69" <c...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> >"Wrkitout" <wrkit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:2lrdt51coanrmvc16nfuf7r6ibbrls0r64@4ax.com...
>
> >> A Letter to the Editor:
>
> >> 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!
>
> >> "NO MORE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS"
>
> >> "NO MORE" not saying The LORDS PRAYER or MERRY CHRISTMAS in stores and
> >> our schools!
>
> >> I Want "My CANADA" of birth BACK
>
> >> You can forward this letter on or delete it, let your conscience be
> >> your guide.
>
> >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.
>
> Ok, I'll give you that...how about turbans in the RCMP? The
> complainers went to the human rights commission and had them chastise
> the RCMP forcing them to change the rules for Muslim officers. Then
> there's the Kirpan (a dagger/knife) the Human rights commission ruled
> that all baptized Sikhs can wear one for religious reasons, even in
> School. If religion isn't allowed in schools, then why is this
> allowed?
>
> It's time we say enough is enough, you immigrate to Canada, and want
> to be a Canadian then become a Canadian, not a Jewish Canadian, Muslim
> Canadian, Chinese Canadian or....well you get my drift. You can
> practice your religion but do not force it on the rest of Canadians by
> whining you now have rights so give me, give me, give me .... if you
> "DON'T WANT" to be "A CANADIAN" then please return to your homeland at
> our earliest convenience.
>
> We need to screen immigrants better, this kind of thing is only one of
> many that are tearing Canada apart, then there's that Quebec
> separation thing....don't get me started on that.- Hide quoted text -
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Too bad we can`t deport some of the racist bigots around here.
Let them experience life as an immigrant somewhere else.
They may learn a thing a two. But even if they don`t, my Canada will
be a far better place without them.