Far-left agitators arrested at ‘Canada First’ rally against mass migration
Toronto police said eight people were arrested and 29 charges were laid as far-left counter-protesters came out to oppose a ‘Canada First’ rally against mass immigration.
A crowd opposing mass immigration gathered at Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto on Saturday, where a large counter demonstration also took place.
Supporters waved flags and carried placards calling for an end to the massive influx of newcomers to the country. “Get your s**t together, Conservatives,” said event organizer Joe Anidjar, calling on the federal opposition to sharpen its focus on an issue that ranks top of mind among many Canadians.
“You have the ability to make change in this country, but in my opinion, you played it too soft, you played it too safe. If you would have leaned into immigration during the election, game over, game over. But now you’re costing us more time under a Liberal government,” he added.
Anidjar called on those in attendance at the ‘Canada First’ rally to become more politically active, encouraging supporters to make their voices heard.
Each ‘Canada First’ rally has been getting “bigger and bigger,” Anidjar told Rebel News, with those who came out enduring a cold, blustery day in the city. He encouraged those opposed to mass immigration to organize similar events in their own cities to raise more awareness about the issue across the country.
Responding to critics, Anidjar said he’s “been called racist for five years now,” adding it no longer has “meaning” given the term is regularly used to silence dissent. “That’s what they do to justify violence, they call you a Nazi, they call you different names, so that when they’re out here, they can justify showing violence to people.”
Eight arrests were made at the event, with 29 charges being laid, Toronto police said. Charges issued included assault to a peace officer with a weapon, throwing an explosive at a person with intent to cause bodily harm and carrying a concealed weapon, along with theft, mischief and assault.
Counter-protesters opposing the anti-mass migration rally were “missing the point,” one attendee told Rebel News. “You cannot care for the world when you don’t first start with your own people. If you don’t care for your people, how can you help anyone else?” he said. “That’s what our government is forgetting right now.”
Left-wing groups, including the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations were among those who showed up to protest against the demonstration.
A social media post from the Toronto Police Association said an “officer was punched” while others were “pelted with eggs, used toilet paper, and plastic bags filled with what appeared to be urine.”
“Political, social, or economic system in which individuals are assigned to positions of power, influence, or reward solely on the basis of their abilities and achievements, and not on the basis of their social, cultural, or economic background or irrelevant personal characteristics.”
There’s “meritocracy,” and then there’s hypocrisy. Within the context of woke ideology, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has indulged in latter like no other national leader in Canadian history.
It’s the essence of “wokism” as manifest in our PM’s recent endorsement of race-based hiring. It’s one thing for Liberal government-approved “Islamophobia Czar” Amira Elghawaby to indulge in the practice– such ethno-centricism is to be expected.
“The Quebec government renewed its call for Canada’s special representative on combating Islamophobia to resign Friday, after she sent a letter to college and university heads recommending the hiring of more Muslim, Arab and Palestinian professors.”
“It was the reference to hiring that drew the immediate indignation of Quebec’s higher education minister, who called on Elghawaby to resign,saying she should mind her own business.”
After which Justin Trudeau came to the rescue:
“Speaking to reporters in the Montreal area, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that while each university has its own rules on hiring, Elghawaby’s role is to make recommendations and encourage dialogue between different groups.”
Turning to Canadian law, we uncover a piece of pertinent information:
“The Canadian Human Rights Act has long prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, and certain other grounds.”
Holy Cow. The Canadian Human Rights Act serves as the cornerstone of government’s commitment to racial equality. In turn, non-profit organizations such as National Council Of Canadian Muslims live-and-breathe by such legislative edicts.
Tell us, Ms. Elghawaby– if our institutions of higher learning indulge in hiring policies exclusive to Muslims, what happens to candidates who come from outside the community?
Logical answer: they don’t get the job. Now, tell us how this fails to equate with “prohibited discrimination” against, for example, white or Sikh employment candidates?
“A spokesperson for Canadian Heritage said that Elghawaby was not available for comment on Friday.”
Right. Informed Canadians understand the way these things roll. When it’s time to whine and complain about racism, the so-called anti-racists are there with rainbow-coloured bells on. When time arrives to defend their behaviour, they’re as silent as the lambs.
“Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jean-François Roberge criticized Elghawaby on Friday for interfering in the management of Quebec institutions and committing the ‘unthinkable’ act of hiring professors based on their faith.”
Hate to break it to you, Minister Roberge, but there is nothing “unthinkable” about this. Straight out of the gate, Mr. Trudeau went all-in on the “race-card”— the outcome being a systemic winding-up of race-oriented controversy.
Looking back at 20th century history, we recognise the fall-out of such situations. In cases of social revolution, the issue of race transitions to a weapon of political manipulation. Call us paranoid, but we say that the Liberals have with full intention cultivated this phenomenon for political purposes.
Readers may recognise a piece of deja vu in regard to Amira Elgabaway’s contentious position:
“In response to her nomination, Quebec political leaders in 2023 called on Elghawaby, a journalist and human rights activist, to have her appointment as Canada’s first anti-Islamophobia representative rescinded.”
Nothing happened, and in typical woke style, nothing will change regarding this latest round of condemnation.
In response, “[Quebec Premier Francois] Legault criticized Trudeau for defending Elghawaby in the name of diversity and refusing to call for her resignation.”
It is with minimal surprise that we trace PM Trudeau’s ethnocentric endorsement to socialist political imperatives endorsed by our prime minister.
“One such aspect of the capitalist education system is the ‘myth of meritocracy.’ While Marxists argue that class background and money determine how good of an education people get, the myth of meritocracy posits that everyone has an equal chance at success.”
A fair amount of media ink has been spilt in terms of Canada’s Marxist-infused education system. Here, Trudeau tacitly endorses the phenomenon.
“Not only is (education) a jurisdiction of the Quebec government, but it is a jurisdiction of the universities,” Legault said.
In this regard, one must comprehend socialism at its base form. For communist governments, everything within society falls under government jurisdiction. It’s how mainstream media became a branch of our federal government. It’s the method by which CBC Corporation hire new employees, and a core component of hiring practices within Canadian corporations and NGO’s.
Not good enough. Looking to place the agenda on steroids, rather than an “open field” for job candidates, advocates want it whittled down to one ethnic community in particular.
“We’ve seen an increase in rhetoric and tension and I think we all have to really reflect on what we’re doing to bring people together to make sure we’re listening to each other and even people with very different perspectives that may challenge us, make sure that we’re hearing each other,” Trudeau said regarding the controversy.
What a pile of steaming hogwash. His statement doesn’t say anything of substance at all. Still, there’s one thing Canadians know well and good. When it comes to Trudeau’s preferred ethnic voter communities, no words of criticism ever come forth.
“She has no legitimacy to make recommendations for Quebec. She must leave her position, and it should simply be abolished,” stated Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jean-François Roberge.
Justin Trudeau has no legitimacy to back this latest version of community ethno-centricm. Unfortunately, this and a loonie will get you a half-cup of coffee at Tim Horton’s.
