Excellent letter!! Keep it going..
Congratulations to our fellow Canadians in Quebec who had the courage and
conviction to exhibit their common sense in officially banning the hijab for
certain transactions where identity is mandatory. It's a start. It's a
privilege to be allowed to immigrate and to live in this country - not a
right. When this hit the e-news a few weeks ago, there was overwhelming
support by the readers who AGREED with Quebec's action.
The letter below says it all. Keep it going.
A Letter to the Editor (excellent letter)!!!
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 and better 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 2013 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 what ever else makes us think of those
aforementioned immigrants who truly did ADOPT our country, our flag, 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 of 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. I am a Native of this Country and proud of it!
NO MORE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS