☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Canada@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 5 months agoAfter giving a standing ovation for a literal nazi in parliament, Canada attempted expulsion of an elected official in a provincial parliament for wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh.message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareAfter giving a standing ovation for a literal nazi in parliament, Canada attempted expulsion of an elected official in a provincial parliament for wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh.☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Canada@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareknfrmity@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5 months agoI remember when a certain prairie backbencher called Nelson Mandela a terrorist, well after the end of South African Apartheid.
minus-squareTeddyKila [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 months agoThat’s astonishing, where can I read more?
minus-squareknfrmity@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoHere’s an article from the CBC which touches on the “terrorist” comment as well as other unhinged moments from former MP Rob Anders. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rob-anders-still-no-fan-of-nelson-mandela-1.2454052 I also have to note that while Anders is no longer an MP, it’s because his riding (electoral district) was redrawn, not because he lost an election.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 months agoCanadian values right there.
I remember when a certain prairie backbencher called Nelson Mandela a terrorist, well after the end of South African Apartheid.
That’s astonishing, where can I read more?
Here’s an article from the CBC which touches on the “terrorist” comment as well as other unhinged moments from former MP Rob Anders.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rob-anders-still-no-fan-of-nelson-mandela-1.2454052
I also have to note that while Anders is no longer an MP, it’s because his riding (electoral district) was redrawn, not because he lost an election.
Canadian values right there.