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 Posted: 06/ 27/ 08 10:25 pm Post subject: Prime Minister Harper receives international human rights aw |
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Prime Minister Harper receives international human rights award
27 June 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today became the first Canadian to receive the B’nai Brith International President’s Gold Medallion, in recognition of the Government’s efforts to fight discrimination and uphold human rights in Canada and around the world. The Prime Minister received the award at B’nai Brith International’s Board of Governors meetings, held in conjunction with the B’nai Brith Canada annual Policy Conference, the first time such a joint meeting has been held outside the United States.
“The award of the Gold Medallion generously acknowledges that the actions of our Government are guided by the principle that hate and discrimination have no place in a civilized society,” Prime Minister Harper said. “It’s a special honour to be so recognized by one of the world’s largest and oldest human rights organizations.”
Previous recipients of the Gold Medallion include United States’ Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy, as well as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Israeli Prime Ministers David Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir.
In presenting Prime Minister Harper with the award, B’nai Brith International President Moishe Smith, a resident of Ottawa who is the first non-American president of the organization, cited a number of actions the Prime Minister and the Government have taken to advance human rights and oppose discrimination, including:
Unequivocally supporting Canada’s role in the UN-sanctioned mission in Afghanistan;
Refusing to sign a resolution denouncing Israel’s right to self-defence at the 2006 Francophonie Summit;
Suspending relations with the then Hamas-led government in Palestine, for its refusal to renounce terrorism; and
Delivering a heartfelt apology acknowledging the overtly discriminatory Indian Residential Schools program.
“Prime Minister, whether in opposition or in government, you have always portrayed a leadership style that speaks of principle and honesty,” said Mr. Smith. “Our decision to award you the Gold Medallion reflects the esteem the world Jewish community holds for you.”
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| Quote: | | “Prime Minister, whether in opposition or in government, you have always portrayed a leadership style that speaks of principle and honesty,” said Mr. Smith. “Our decision to award you the Gold Medallion reflects the esteem the world Jewish community holds for you.” |
His actions have spoken well for Canada in supporting Israel's right to existance.
Now would be a good time for him to publicly question the CRHC and to set the background for an election promise to reign them in. |
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| sturmgeshutz Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Total posts: 5850
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| Posted: 06/ 27/ 08 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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The white supremacist, WW2 draft dodging Trudeau we once called Prime Minister would be rolling over in his grave.
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Harry
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| Posted: 06/ 28/ 08 12:36 am Post subject: |
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| sturmgeshutz wrote: | | The white supremacist, WW2 draft dodging Trudeau we once called Prime Minister would be rolling over in his grave. |
Yes, he was Canada's worst prime minister in the 20th century. That is, until Chretien came along.
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| TomFoolery Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Total posts: 5371
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| Posted: 06/ 28/ 08 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Don't forget that Chretien was Trudeau's right hand man during the drafting of the Charter.
The fact that Chretien 'supervised' the making of the 'new Canada' as the most dominant PM since 1982 jives very coherently with the awful state of illiberal sovietism we find Canada in today, |
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GregCBU
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| Posted: 06/ 28/ 08 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Notice how this is getting ZERO coverage in the media. |
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| Ian Neil Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Total posts: 20 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: 06/ 28/ 08 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmmmm.... I wonder why? |
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| Smaug Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Total posts: 7355 Location: Edmonton Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: 06/ 28/ 08 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| So much for the jewish controll of the Canadian media theory. |
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