YOU SAID IT: Hunka, now Dattani

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HUNKA, NOW DATTANI

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Re: Human rights chief quits before 1st day on job, Aug. 13

Shame on the Liberals, who were more interested in using DEI in appointing antisemitic Birju Dattani than properly vetting this very questionable candidate. Only after an outcry from the Jewish community did Dattani do the right thing and resign.

We all remember how the Trudeau government also failed to properly screen former Nazi Yaroslav Hunka who embarrassingly ended up in Parliament during the visit of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. That fact was reported around the globe!

No wonder the current rise in skepticism about the Trudeau government properly security screening refugees and asylum seekers. National security has never seemed to be a top priority of the Trudeau government that it should be.

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LARRY COMEAU

OTTAWA

RAMPANT LIBERAL ANTISEMITISM

Re: Trudeau gov’t no friend to Jews; Revokes charities’ status, but alleged terror-linked groups still legitimized, Warren Kinsella column, Aug. 13

It’s no surprise to me that antisemitism is rampant in the federal Liberals. Human rights commissioner Birju Dattani had to resign after public outcry over his past antisemitic statements. If that particular job offer isn’t the epitome of the utter ineptitude of the Trudeau Liberals, I don’t what is. Then there is also the well-known antisemitism in many of the public sector unions, two of which immediately took it upon themselves to announce their support for the Liberals defunding the two Jewish charities. It’s disgusting.

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MIKE SHURTLIFF

KANATA

STOP SPENDING

Re: Pay up, Sutcliffe says; Mayor claims ‘arcane’gov’t payment plan short-changes city, Aug. 11

Our dear mayor talks about feds and the province not paying their share, but maybe if Ottawa were more fiscally responsible I could believe the mayor and councillors are thinking of the taxpayer. Not once have I heard from anyone in the municipal government talk of fiscal restraint.

All governments seem to be in the same boat. Stop spending. Time to think of the taxpayers.

WILLIAM R. COULTER

OTTAWA

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