Ottawa – The Canadian government, which usually refrains from commenting on foreign election campaigns, on Tuesday took the unusual step of criticizing U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his comments about banning Muslims.
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“It’s something that we can’t accept in Canada. … We have never been as far removed from what we’ve just heard in the United States,” Foreign Minister Stephane Dion said when asked what he thought of Trump’s comments.
Trump on Tuesday defended his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States on security grounds and compared his plan to the World War Two internment of Japanese-Americans.
Muslims make up around 3 percent of the population in Canada, which prides itself on being multicultural.
“No political party here could get anywhere near what’s been said in the United States, not even with an Olympic-style pole vault,” Dion told reporters.
After Trump made his proposal on Monday, Canadian foreign ministry officials had declined to comment on the grounds that Ottawa did not become involved in election campaigns abroad.
This guy keeps getting free press, and yet each time people think this is the sinking moment ….some bow trump comes out stronger
All the countries that are speaking out against Trump now were (and are) pro Hussein O’. In fact, they awarded him the Nobel Peace Prize! (How pathetic is that!)
So, if they’re speaking out against Trump, you know he’ll take us on the opposite direction, which is what we desperately need. Go Trump!! ….and Hillary for Prison – 2016 (or sooner)!!
all these countries and fools that mock trump for saying the truth will all be destroyed by radical islam
I wish Trump would drop out already so the republican party can carry on with the business of knocking out Clinton
“The Canadian government, which usually refrains from commenting on foreign election campaigns, on Tuesday took the unusual step of criticizing U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his comments about banning Muslims.”
When Harper was Prime Minister he refrained from commenting on issues he agreed with. The new PM, Trudeau, is liberal left pro Arab anti-Israel, Obama style. Expect lots of leftists comments from Canada.
Considering the left leanings of the new Canadian Prime Minister these anti Trump words come as no shock. I guess the hellish acts of Muslim extremists has yet to impact on Canada yet.