Canada had lost sight of religious freedom as human right, Baird says

Mr. Baird’s speech mentioned the persecution of religious groups including Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar, Ahmadiyya Muslims, and Baha’i. But it dealt most extensively with the targeting of Jews and Christians……..

He said that Canada now will “stand with the Jewish state.”

OTTAWA— Globe and Mail Update:
Foreign Minister John Baird told a U.S. audience that Canada went soft on defending fundamental rights like religious freedom some time after the Second World War, but he argued the Harper government is showing a stiffer spine now.

In a speech promoting Ottawa’s plans to open an Office of Religious Freedom in the Foreign Affairs department, Mr. Baird spoke of the “moral call” that people like his grandfather answered in fighting the Second World War. Read more

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  1. Majority of Muslims are naive complacent & lazy, politically. They want the world to side with them but they will not do anything. If they do what Zionist do, they will not be complaining. It need sacrifice of money, time & talent.
    They are only interested in determining who is not a Muslim.
    Any Canadian Muslim volunteers to find out how many/how much Muslims contributed to Canadian politicians in the last election?

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