One Man’s Terrorist Is Another Man’s Liberal Voting Bloc

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Hey Sri Lanka, would you just hurry up and finish them off so traffic can get back to normal? Via email;

It seems the Tamils have decided to, in my boss’ words, “take Toronto hostage”. Following news coverage for the last three hours, she says they have closed down the Gardiner Expressway, the Don Valley Parkway, University Avenue (where they have been protesting for nearly two weeks) and Spadina Avenue. Her husband has been trying to get out of the downtown core to his home in Oakville and is finding it incredibly difficult to get anywhere.


More here and here.

CP24 is reporting that protesters are set to clear the Gardiner Expressway after hearing from Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff’s office. Police are currently in the process of opening the Dundas and University corridor as well. According to one protest spokesman, Mr. Ignatieff’s office has promised to bring up the issue of economic and diplomatic sanctions against Sri Lanka with the government in Ottawa. “It was a spontaneous event,” the Tamil spokesman said in an interview with CP24.

As I said – one man’s terrorist is another man’s voting bloc.
Plus! – a helpful map for immigrants to Toronto. Truthfully, I just don’t know why McGuinty doesn’t simply redeploy the OPP from Caledonia, to prevent any interference should Tamils decide next to dig up asphalt to erect permanent barricades, claim ownership of a few downtown buildings, and play toss-the-minivan off that overpass.
QOTD: “Typical Toronto. We call in the army to clear snow, but we can’t get a few thousand scofflaws off a highway.”

137 Replies to “One Man’s Terrorist Is Another Man’s Liberal Voting Bloc”

  2. Just shows you,no one can accuse Nanny mGuinty of not being fair.An Indian is an Indian no matter where they reside in the liberal rubble of Ontario.

  3. Looking at the picture makes me wonder who actually blocked the freeway the Tamils or the police. Oh Toronto, couldn’t happen to a nicer place.

  4. Even Chretien wouldn’t have tolerated this kind of crap. Hell, he pepper sprayed protesting students who objected to a mad dictator from Indonesia and the students stayed behind the barricades.
    That being said, it was that creep who let all these terrorist supporters into the country…
    Oh, well. If it’s gonna happen anywhere, Toronto is the place which deserves it most.

  5. The temptation is huge for me to simply say “Tamils screwing up Toronto and making the citizens of the Centre of the Universe unhappy? Wonderful. They deserve each other. Couldn’t happen to two better bunches”.

  6. The socialist Nanny’s have spoken with their “sentiments”.
    D & D Tamil Tiger Murderer’s Removal Service at your service.
    D & D’s Civics Lesson: “there is a “right way and a wrong way to protest.””
    …-
    “Mayor David Miller said this morning that occupying major routes such as the Gardiner Expressway isn’t acceptable. Premier Dalton McGuinty echoed the Mayor’s sentiments, saying this morning that there is a “right way and a wrong way to protest.””
    (TORedStar)

  7. I have always thought that the British considered interference of the Queens Highway’s to be an especially high crime, and those convicted for theft (highway men) were promptly executed. The lesser crime of blocking, stopping, or tolling (without authority)where sent to Australia.
    It would seem those laws would still be on the Books…. Cuba could sub for Australia & they have a prison looking for inmates….
    JMHO

  8. Oh the irony. Our office (which is in Toronto) is currently involved in a business continuity test. That means we get to work from home today because of some imagined swine flu pandemic. I don’t think our business continuity planners ever imagined this contingency.

  9. Stephen: “But Toronto was the off shore haven of the Tigers, like Boston for the IRA.”
    Boston at least made sense since there had been a large Irish population there for a century; there were bound to be people sympathetic to IRA goals. Toronto had no existing Tamil population for the Tigers to find similar sympathies. Instead, we brought in Tamils by the planeload without vetting and are now shocked, shocked to find that we are home to terrorists and/or their sympathizers.

  10. I work with 16 Sri Lankan Tamil engineers in the GTA. They are all Canadian citizens. They all have EE and SC degrees from Waterloo or UofT. They are smart and hardworking and understand the value of an education. A co-worker of mine, a blond blue-eyed guy from Sask, who obtained his EE degree from the UofSask married a Sri Lankan Tamil who was also a co-worker of mine and they just had their first child.
    When I listen to their arguments and look at the history of this conflict I realize that they have a point. Most Tamils actually live in the Indian state beside Sri Lanka. These Tamils are not trying to separate from India because India respects their culture and language. (Almost every state in India has their own language and culture. For example, in Goa, Portuguese is still allowed and Christianity is respected as their culture. All states though have to respect India’s 2 national languages, Hindi and English, and the Indian rule of law.) In Sri Lanka this respect for Tamils does not exist and they are being systemically undermined and destroyed as a culture and people. (The British have a lot to do with this.)
    I think they have to do something, including breaking the law, to get the attention of the world.
    I live in Durham region. A lot of Scottish GM retirees around here. They like to go to British Pubs and see football and booze up. Some of these guys refuse to become Canadian citizens yet they all get Canadian benefits and make a bundle on their GM pensions. Every second one of them has a daughter or son with out of wedlock kids and these kids will be doing joe jobs for the rest of their lives or living on welfare. (I would like to see these guys shipped back to Scotland.) The funny thing though is that every British/Irish Pub/Restaurant in Durham is owned by Sri Lankan Tamils (actually almost any pub/restaurant in Durham). These are the Tamils that can’t make it to University. There is one thing for sure – their kids will succeed in school and make it. Do yourself a favour and talk to a Tamil.

  11. Let’s hope they brought their own porta-potties if they intend to stay a while. During the Ottawa kerfuffle, they were using cardboard boxes to defecate in. And, they conveniently left them strewn over Parliament Hill. Businesses close to Parliament Hill also had their facilities “overused”.
    Never mind, it cost the City of Ottawa approximately only $900,000 for extra policing and cleaning up.

  12. “What the media refuse to tell you-nothing unusual, is that the Conservative party of canada which the MSM despises and hates, are the very party-the only party in the house of commons(HOC)”
    Good point Jen
    It is clear to me that in the eyes of left thinking people (c)onservatives are the enemy of the state. Terrorists, criminals and communists nations are not nearly as dangerous as (c)onservatives to them. I doubt conservatives will be able to overcome their apathy and open their eyes to this reality. Unfortunately our police forces and our judicial system have been hijacked and corrupted by the left and are now tools for our socialist masters. Conservatives hold police in high esteem; yet, fail to hold them to account for their blatant bias towards the left.
    The liberals will not lose any votes regardless of today’s events, or any other. It’s shear lunacy to expect the citizens of Ontario or Quebec to make the right choice next election. Control of the purse strings is the only issue EVER in Canada. Social, foreign and domestic policies are a side note in Canadian politics.

  13. ccon said “Do yourself a favour and talk to a Tamil.”
    I’ve worked with a lot of Tamils. Nice people and good workers. They are not the first immigrant group to land here and leave troubled homelands behind. You didn’t see any other groups blocking highways or streets. As soon as you stop me from getting to work because of something going on in your homeland thousands of miles away you lose my sympathy.
    The Scottish guys you spoke of must have paid taxes for decades to get those pensions. The Tamils protesting here are just off the boat and have contributed almost nothing to this country yet they demand everything. Deport them and then we’ll talk about the next group to be deported. And I think there’s a whole bunch of groups ahead of the Scots.

  14. “SO Iggy did what Stockwell Day was unable to do.”
    That is, negotiate with terrorists. Not that Day was “unable” to do so; rather he refused to do so, and good for him.
    Or, in Iggy’s case, more accurately, give in to them. Not that Iggy’s in a position to do a damn thing for them, except fret, stamp his feet and punch the air in Parliament while the PM cooly rebuffs his demands to give in to the terrorists.

  15. There are over 200 countries in the world. Almost all of them have some elements of ethnic strife/injustice/axe-to-grind, whatever. Most of them would have representative immigrants in this country. If each of these groups blocks the Gardiner expressway, 401, Trans Canada Highway or whatever one two or three days out of the year, this country will be in chaos.
    To the Tamils and any other refugee group: you came as refugees to get away from the conflict. Well then, leave it there. If you wanted to get in on it then you should renounce your Canadian citizenship if you have it, get on a plane, fly back where you came from and join whichever side you wish to fight for. Otherwise drop it and get to work or at least let us get on with building a better place than the busted-arse little s*#thole you left.

  16. Yes, ccon, those no-good scots haven’t pulled their weight in this country… lol.
    You do know you’re a twit, right?
    I was going to list a few famous Canadian Scotsmen but the list is so long I’ll include just one: Canada’s first prime minister, John A. MacDonald. Hell, even the French didn’t settle Quebec without the help of not a few Scots.
    What I will say is that there’s a Highland regiment in the CDN military. I’ve yet to hear of the CDN Tamil regiment’s valiant persuits in CDN war history.
    I’ll leave it at that.

  17. Surely those of you wondering if this will be a wake-up call for residents of the Tee-dot are joking. The residents of Tee-dot will bend-over happily long before they stand-up for themselves.

  19. Warwick…pretty harsh on cconn just because he didn’t join the crowd.
    Still no sympathy from me for the lawbreakers, but I am willing to hear more about the Tamil problem.
    Having said that…ths is not an effective way for them to get attention or sympathy.

  20. How timely…in multi-culti Toronto
    May 11, 2009
    Toronto Police Service launches Police Week 2009
    This year’s theme is “Policing Possibilities: Inspiration for the Future.” This year’s celebration will include remarks from various police and community leaders, as well as displays and entertainment……
    http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/
    Oh the possibilities.

  22. Blame Trudeau. He gave us the Charter, which, coupled with multicultural policies we have a magnet that draws those from many of the hell holes of the world to our shores. Many come laden with all the animosities of the lands they left with all the rights of Canadians as soon as they set foot on the soil. They can take to our streets and blockade, interfere with our lives to demand we get involved in their fights and send endless amounts in aid.
    If there were any sanity at all in this they would be told to go back “home” and fight for their cause there. Of course there would be no health care or protection of law, so the option is to cause disruption for people who have nothing to do with their problems.
    Our founding fathers must be rolling over in their graves.

  24. Hell, he(Chretien) pepper sprayed protesting students who objected to a mad dictator from Indonesia and the students stayed behind the barricades.
    ~Warwick at May 11, 2009 12:08 PM
    That was Western Canada where the pepper spray incident took place. Even Chretien wouldn’t pepper spray vismin immigrants in the heartland of the LPC’s support.

  25. Heh Oz,
    That was Vancouver. Geographically west but politically very Toronto. The liberals split Van seats with the NDP, not the CPC.

  26. Very true, Warwick. But Toronto is the heart of LPC support.
    Chretien wouldn’t have dared.
    In addition, the LPC has a history of courting the Tamils.

  28. If you want to see how far into Bizarro World some of these Tamils have drifted, take a look at the comments here
    Please note that I deliberately did not say Tamil-Canadians because I don’t think these people supporting the protest tactics are Canadian in any way, shape, or form!

  29. Not so fast mojo.
    They brought the women and kiddies to ensure that type of thing wouldn’t happen.
    Can you imagine the politcal fallout that would ensue if anything of the kind were attempted?

  30. I live in Toronto and just hope it can be hermetically sealed that only the latte sippers are inconvienced.
    If the Liberal morlocks are going to be blackmailed into “bring up the issue of economic and diplomatic sanctions against Sri Lanka..” then this is surely a good thing. Canadians will be so pleased at having pious jelly fish for leaders.

  31. Robert W: Where else did I see this ME! ME! ME! ME! kind of mentality as demonstrated in the comment section by those with Tamil names?…
    Every one of them reads ‘Everyone must help me because I want so’ between the lines.

  32. Iggy’s Nuance. Iggy has met with The Man From Nuance.
    “At no point did Liberal Members of Parliament or staff participate in yesterday’s protest.”
    Liberal Iggy says, I am not now; nor have I-Moi ever been a member of the LiberalLiars Party.
    …-
    “Media Releases
    May 11, 2009
    Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on yesterday’s Tamil protest in Toronto
    Yesterday, in collaboration with police and out of concern for public safety, Liberal Party officials intervened to help end the demonstration by Tamils on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto. The protest had blocked the highway and put the safety of the protesters and innocent bystanders — including women and small children — at risk.
    At no point did Liberal Members of Parliament or staff participate in yesterday’s protest.”
    (http://www.liberal.ca/story_15793_e.aspx)

  33. This would never happen in Alberta. Or Saskatchewan. We have combines.

  34. Fine. Sanction Ceylon. I don’t drink tea.
    But tailoring Canadian foreign policy in response to a bunch of yahoos illegally blocking a major metropolitan thoroughfare would be the beginning of a journey down the road to chaos.
    Every group of radicals with an axe to grind or a gored ox would be pulling the same stunt until the shear banality of it would press other radicals to begin feats of arson the like of which happened in Paris a couple of summers back.
    I prefer the rule of law.

  35. ccon
    When was the last time we had a massive protest from our Scottish-Canadian community??
    The Tamils may very well have a valid point about what is going on in their homeland but why should I really care? There’s enough problems here in Canada with rampant liberalism without trying to intervene in a civil war in a far-flung former colony.
    Those who bring their ancient grievances to their new homeland and continue to battle them in our streets shouldn’t be allowed here. Nor should they expect out government to intervene in their land of birth’s internal affairs.Still, it IS happening in Tranna.
    Schadenfreude has overtaken me.

  36. Not so fast mojo.
    They brought the women and kiddies to ensure that type of thing wouldn’t happen.
    So after you wash ’em away, charge ’em with reckless child endangerment. Who takes their kid to an illegal protest?

  37. Scottish Immigration .
    I thought all that noise and men running around in skirts and dead cats piled high upon their heads during the parade events was a protest.

  38. Who takes their kid to an illegal protest?
    The kind of people who invented suicide bombing, that’s who.
    Still, the political fallout would be a career killer and our politicians are nothing if not gutless.

  39. warwick. i could carry my shotgun over my shoulder through part of town to an area where i could hunt birs. the police, who knew me, would wawave and drive by. apres trudeau they would call out a swat team. i was a kid then.

  40. That was Western Canada where the pepper spray incident took place. Even Chretien wouldn’t pepper spray vismin immigrants in the heartland of the LPC’s support.
    Posted by: Oz at May 11, 2009 1:38 PM
    –If it happened in Calgary, Chretien probably would’ve had the protestors beaten with batons and tear-gassed. If not worse.

  41. I would sincerely like someone to educate me on why the Tamil protesters are out in front of the U.S. Consulate. I just don’t understand the connection.
    If you wish to put yourself in the head of a Tamil protester and talk from their perspective, that’s fine too.

  43. ccon Re Scots
    iam sure my great-uncle would have something to say about your comment on Scots in Canada, Thats if he were here to say it.
    But since he is buried in a grave in France because he chose(thats Volunteer to Most Canadians) to defend the rights of A**H**** such as yourself i will say it.
    On the other hand i wont say it because my Great-Uncle was a proud Scottish/Canadian & he would not lower himself to your level of trash.

  46. Yeh those evil Scottish folks…..? leave it to the liberal left to come up with this crap when faced by real terrorists.

  49. Delusions of the Leftards
    I just read the comments here. Here are a trio of “gems”:
    Robert G.
    I’m just glad that the situation was resolved peacefully without anyone getting hurt … the protesters, police or drivers. Thank you Ignatieff for making my commute to work easy!
    Doug BC
    I respect the Tamil Canadians and their democratic, peaceful protest. I took some time to read about what is happening and was quite concerned to learn about the thousands of people being killed. I know how I would feel if it was my relatives. I am glad the protest respected our laws.
    Susan Phillips
    Those who don’t see minorities such as Tamils as equal Canadians are I hate to say it being racist. The Tamils have every right to protest under the law, however blocking of a major road was unlawful. Then again if I was concerned about my family being killed in a war, I might take desperate action.

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