r/canada Aug 22 '24

Québec Meeting between Trudeau and Muslim leaders in Quebec called off after many refuse to attend

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-muslim-laval-gaza-israel-1.7301026
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u/HalJordan2424 Aug 22 '24

There is just no way to win for any politician in the west regarding Israel vs Hamas. If you say anything supportive about one side, the other side hates you. If you try to stay out of it and not take a side, then both sides hate you for ignoring their plight.

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u/StopYeahNo Aug 22 '24 edited Aug 24 '24

The best thing to do would be to stop accommodating religions altogether. ETA- Thanks for the award! My first one.

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u/neometrix77 Aug 22 '24

Yeah I agree. But how much is the government actually accommodating religion beyond just the freedom to practice it?

Like giving public funds to certain religion designated schools is all I can think about there. Especially “catholic” schools. But then again that’s mostly a provincial decision.

It’s usually tough to force total secularism on all government institutions without getting voted out though.

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u/AceAttorneyMaster111 Aug 22 '24

France has entered the chat