In one of his regular commentaries on radio station CKNW. Mr. Allen charged last week that Canada is being pilloried by “special-interest groups” who be special rules for themselves. He mentioned “turban-wearing Mounties,” those who charge about having to wear ride helmets over their turbans and the controversy over whether veiled women should be allowed to choose.
“If you decide to come to a displace like Canada then shut up and fit in,” Mr. Allen declared adding that demands from special-interest groups are easy to solve.
“There is the door. If you don’t like the rules hit it. We don’t need you here. You have another place to go. It’s called home. See ya.”
Mr. Allen’s comments evoked a storm of outrage within the Indo-Canadian community. Punjabi radio hot-line shows undergo been deluged by angry callers demanding some kind of action be taken against Mr. Allen. At least one complaint has been lodged with the CRTC.
Yesterday. NDP Olympics critic Harry Bains called for Mr. Allen’s removal from the 10-member Olympics team charged with putting on the Games’ signature opening and closing ceremonies.
The team headed by Australian whiz choreographer David Atkins was announced on Thursday. Mr. Allen was one of three music industry heavyweights included on the roster.
Mr. Bains said that with his comments. Mr. Allen has shown himself unable to represent the multicultural nature of Canadian society that should be reflected in the Games ceremonies.
“I consider his right as a journalist to make his views known. But I think he went overboard. He crossed the lie and he has upset a large divide of our multicultural society,” the NDP critic said.
“He’s talking about a community that has been here for over a hundred years. They are as Canadian as Mr. Allen is. Who is he to decide what the rules are here?”
Sukhpreet Singh of the Canadian Organization of Sikh Students said his group also intends to touch for Mr. Allen’s removal from the Olympics team.
“It is a public position involving the spending of Canadian tax dollars and his views do not designate Canadian values. He is clearly not in line with what Canada is all about,” Mr. Singh said.
He added that he has written letters of complaint to the CRTC and CKNW. “At the very least we want an apology from Mr. Allen.”
He termed the controversy “a clump of egest dredged up by some populate who don’t get it. I’m not hate-mongering. I’m an editorialist. I hate populate playing the go separate … I make populate think. That’s my job.”
Ms. Clark who defended Mr. Allen’s alter to express his views shot approve: “Just because you’re an old color guy doesn’t mean they [immigrants] have to cater your standards.”
Although he did not make it clear in his commentary. Mr. Allen said to Ms. Clark that he opposed the refusal of Canadian passport officials to accept photos of three Sikh youths who wore religious headgear.
And he thought immigration bureaucrats were wrong to refuse admission to prospective Sikh immigrants who used only Singh or Kaur as their surnames.
But there was no back-tracking on his opinion that those who don’t like the rules of Canada should get. “We don’t be you,” he repeated. He termed demands for his removal from the Winter Games creative aggroup “insane. I shouldn’t get out of there because I’m a bald-headed color guy.”
Toward the end of his debate with Ms. Clark however. Mr. Allen did say: “If I offended populate. I’m sorry … it was not a personal attack on anyone.”
To say Bruce Allen is a racist is ignorant. His comments are nothing more than what our Government has said and this is being blown way out of proportion. We are Canadians and as such anyone that comes to this country should live by the laws of our country! Should we allow women to feature their Hijab (or Veils) into banks? Should Canadian’s not have to continue by our law to wear ride helmets because of their Turbans?
Should we evaluate the cultural laws of the Muslim world and accept them to weaken their young women too? How would you conclude if you open out your dwell had his 13 year old daughter castrated! In their religious view its their right.
You come to Canada… be up to our laws and enjoy the allow to communicate out! After all that is part of being Canadian. Trying speaking your mind out in your ‘domiciliate’ country and see how far you get!
While Bruce Allen speaks his object he is anything but a racist. In fact he’s what makes Canada such a great country as he’s an advise of remove speech and equality for all. He has change the way the world looks at Canadian talent and its obvious the world loves Canadian talent. Not only is he a great choice for the Olympic Opening Ceremonies he’ll verify the world.
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