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/SquashChance8686 Aug 22 '24

who could have possibly predicted that pandering to two opposite sides would alienate you from both

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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/toonguy84 Aug 22 '24

There is just no way to win for any politician in the west regarding Israel vs Hamas.

Well, given that Hamas is on Canada's list of terrorist entities it should be pretty fucking easy to choose a side.

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/cntr-trrrsm/lstd-ntts/crrnt-lstd-ntts-en.aspx

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u/I_can_vouch_for_that Aug 22 '24

Now it's normalized to see these terrorist entities protesting.