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Originally Posted by highthief
So are Canada's, for refusing entry to British MP George Galloway, due to his sympathies with the Palestinians.
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A purely political move, and a strike against free speech. How "un-Canadian." I see the parallel of this to the situation in South Africa: decision-makers taking the easy road to avoid the difficulty of managing relationships and/or political ties. I'm reluctant to call this kind of thing cowardly and/or lazy, but I'm not sure what else it could be. All I know is that if it becomes par for the course, we're headed for dangerous times.
Indeed.
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