Trudeau calls for lengthy humanitarian pause, decries hate at home amid Israel-Hamas war
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling out the 'unacceptable' rise in hate surfacing in Canada amid the Israel-Hamas war, and calling for Canadians to remember 'this is not who we are.' In his remarks, the prime minister also restated the Canadian government's calls for humanitarian pauses, amid continuing pushes for Canada to call for an immediate ceasefire.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling out the "unacceptable" rise in hate surfacing in Canada amid the Israel-Hamas war, and calling for Canadians to remember "this is not who we are."
"We're seeing right now a rise in antisemitism that is terrifying. Molotov cocktails thrown at synagogues, horrific threats of violence, targeting Jewish businesses, targeting Jewish daycares with hate. This needs to stop. This is something that is not acceptable in Canada, period," Trudeau said on his way in to a Liberal caucus meeting.
"And period, the rise of Islamophobia we're seeing across this country and around the world, is also unacceptable. The expressions of hate against Muslims, against Palestinians, against anyone waving a Palestinian flag. This is unacceptable. This is not who we are as Canadians."
The prime minister questioned if Canada can't "figure this out" what other country in the world could.
"There are people across this country hurting, scared for themselves, scared for their kids here in Canada, scared for their loved ones on the other side of the world, and no sign of it getting better anytime soon," he said.
Trudeau made these remarks as MPs came to Parliament Hill Wednesday morning expressing concerns about the rising tide of antisemitism and Islamophobia in this country, as the war in the Middle East passes the one-month mark.
"A month ago yesterday, Hamas launched a horrific attack against innocent lives in Israel. And every day since then, we have seen violence and horrific images of families, elderly, mothers, children, killed," Trudeau said.
